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Beth's Cola Banana Bread
Cola makes the bread dark and adds sweetness.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword Banana Bread, Coke
Prep Time 10 minutes minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes minutes
Total Time 1 hour hour
Servings 8
Cost 5
- 1 ½ cups plus 2 tablespoons flour (210 grams)
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ¾ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ cup vegetable oil
- 1 ¼ cups dark brown sugar (250 grams)
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup mashed or pureed bananas
- ½ cup Coca Cola or Dr Pepper
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- ½ cup toasted and chopped pecans if desired
Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.
Grease and flour an 8 ½ by 4 ½ inch or a 9x5 inch loaf pan. Line with a strip of parchment paper.
In a small bowl, thoroughly stir together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and cinnamon.
In a mixing bowl, stir together the oil, brown sugar, vanilla, eggs and bananas.
Add half the flour mixture and stir until incorporated, then add the Coca Cola and remaining flour mixture and stir until mixed. Stir in the pecans.
Pour into pan. Bake for about 75 minutes (1 hour and 15 minutes).