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Sliced banana bread Ina Garten with pecan nuts

Banana Bread Ina Garten Recipe

Got ripe bananas? Make the Ina Garten's banana bread recipe! A few simple steps and voila! A heavenly treat awaits.
5 from 132 votes
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Course Bread, Breakfast, Snack
Cuisine American
Servings 8 people
Calories 400 kcal

Equipment

  • Measuring spoons and cups
  • Oven
  • Loaf pan
  • Knife
  • Cutting board
  • Fork
  • Large mixing bowl
  • Medium mixing bowl
  • Whisk or spatula

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup pecans
  • 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1 tsp. baking soda
  • ¾ tsp. ground cinnamon
  • ¼ tsp. ground nutmeg
  • ½ tsp. salt
  • 4 pcs. mashed overripe bananas
  • 2 pcs. eggs
  • ½ cup melted butter
  • ¼ cup buttermilk
  • ¾ tsp. vanilla extract

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 350°F.
  • Line a 9 x 5-inch loaf pan with parchment paper.
  • Roughly crush the pecans.
  • Mix the flour, crushed pecans, sugar, baking soda, ground cinnamon, nutmeg, and a sprinkle of salt in a large mixing bowl.
  • In another medium bowl, whisk the remaining ingredients.
  • Incorporate the wet mixture into the dry ingredients and mix.
  • When the batter is prepared, transfer it to the loaf pan.
  • Bake it for about 60-65 minutes.
  • Let it cool in the pan for 10-15 minutes before serving.

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Notes

  • The recipe's taste will be enriched using overripe bananas with a more potent natural sweetness and aroma. Thus, the riper the bananas are, the more flavorful the resulting banana bread.
 
  • Use light brown sugar instead of regular brown sugar for a more delicate color mixture.

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts
Banana Bread Ina Garten Recipe
Amount per Serving
Calories
400
% Daily Value*
Fat
 
21
g
32
%
Saturated Fat
 
8
g
50
%
Trans Fat
 
0.5
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
 
3
g
Monounsaturated Fat
 
8
g
Cholesterol
 
32
mg
11
%
Sodium
 
396
mg
17
%
Potassium
 
135
mg
4
%
Carbohydrates
 
51
g
17
%
Fiber
 
2
g
8
%
Sugar
 
28
g
31
%
Protein
 
4
g
8
%
Vitamin A
 
377
IU
8
%
Vitamin C
 
0.2
mg
0
%
Calcium
 
53
mg
5
%
Iron
 
2
mg
11
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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