Banana Nut Bread

Name: Banana Nut Bread
Yield: 2 Loaves
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3 cups [375 g] all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting the pans; 2 tsp baking soda; 2 cups [400 g] sugar; ½ cup [115 g] shortening; 1 tsp salt; 5 bananas, very ripe; 4 eggs; ½ cup [115 g] unsalted butter, at room temperature, plus more for greasing the pans; 2 tsp vanilla extract; 6 Tbsp buttermilk; 1 cup [100 g] pecans, chopped

Preparation info

2
Loaves

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Southern Grit

By Kelsey Barnard Clark

Published 2021

About

This is not bread; it is cake. My mom made this when our bananas would go bad—and by bad I mean black banana peels. It’s a simple recipe that feels homey and warm. It’s something you can whip up on a weekday afternoon, or enjoy for breakfast. And who doesn’t like cake you can eat for breakfast?

Ingredients

3 cups [375 g] all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting the pans
2 tsp baking soda

Americas
United States
Cake
Breakfast
South America
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat the oven to 325°F [165°C]. Grease and flour two 9 by 5 in [23 by 12 cm] loaf pans.