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overhead image of a loaf of cinnamon pecan banana bread on wire cooling rack with sliced piece to the side and wooden spoon peeking in from the bottom
Melanie Lorick

Cinnamon Pecan Banana Bread

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Banana bread with a nutty kick
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings: 8
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • ¾ cup chopped plain pecans
  • ½ cup pecan meal
  • ½ cup packed brown sugar
  • ½ cup granulated sugar
  • ¼ cup vegetable oil
  • 2 ripe bananas
  • 2 eggs
  • 3 tablespoons plain full-fat Greek yogurt
  • ½ tablespoon ground cinnamon
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 350° Fahrenheit. Grease a loaf pan and set aside.
  2. In a medium-sized bowl, mix flour, pecan meal, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
  3. In a larger bowl, combine the brown sugar, granulated sugar, oil, Greek yogurt, mashed banana, eggs, and vanilla extract until all ingredients are completely mixed together.
  4. Using a spatula, slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, gently folding to incorporate. Once all ingredients are combined, fold in the chopped pecans.
  5. Pour batter into the loaf pan and bake for 50 minutes to 1 hour. A skewer inserted into the middle of the loaf should come out clean when the bread is done.
  6. Let cool in pan for 15 minutes before transferring to a wire rack until completely cooled. If needed, loosen the bread from the sides of the pan using a knife with thin blade.

Notes

Greek yogurt does not interact well with aluminum pans, so be sure to use a pan that is made from a different material. My pan is ceramic, which works quite well.
I prefer to whisk my dry ingredients together to ensure everything is evenly combined.
If unable to use pecan meal, I suggest using 1 ½ cups of all-purpose flour and increasing the amount of chopped pecans to 1 cup.
ALERT: Your home will smell incredible as this bakes. Be careful when you make this...doing so on an empty stomach is dangerous! :-)

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