Moist and Crunchy Banana Bread
The perfect banana bread DOES exist and its this one. This bread is super moist and the pecans provide the perfect crunch!
Ingredients
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp salt
- ½ tsp cinnamon
- 1 egg
- 1 ¼ cup sugar
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 2 tbsp buttermilk
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 3 bananas (ripe)
- 1 cup pecan pieces
Instructions
- Prepare a 9x5 loaf pan by spraying with cooking spray. Preheat oven to 325℉.
- Add flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon to a bowl and whisk until combined.
- In another bowl, add the egg, sugar, and oil and mix until combined.
- In a separate small bowl, mash the bananas using a fork.
- Slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet, mixing well until all combined. The mixture will be dry and crumbly.
- Add the buttermilk, vanilla and bananas. Mix until combined.
- Fold 3/4 of the pecans into the mixture.
- Pour the mixture into prepared pan. Sprinkle the remaining pecans on top.
- Bake for 1 hour or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.