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ropical Banana Bread from The Hill Country Reporter sliced to show moist texture and pecans.
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Tropical Banana Bread

Tropical Banana Bread is a basic banana bread made with crushed pineapple.
Course Breakfast
Cuisine American
Keyword Banana Bread, Pineapple
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Servings 16 slices
Author Anna

Ingredients

  • 4 cups all purpose flour, weigh or measure carefully (500 grams)
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 sticks salted butter, softened (228 grams)
  • 2 cups granulated sugar (400 grams)
  • 4 large eggs
  • 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 6 large bananas, mashed
  • 8 oz can crushed pineapple, well drained
  • 1 cup toasted pecan pieces optional

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Grease two 9x5 inch metal loaf pans and line with strips of parchment if desired. For taller and narrower loaves, use 8 ½ by 4 ½ inch loaf pans. Bake time will be a little longer.
  • Whisk flour, baking soda and salt together in a bowl. Set aside.
  • Cream butter and sugar in a mixing bowl. Add eggs, one by one, beating 30 seconds after each egg. Beat in vanilla and banana. Stir in pineapple.
  • Stir flour mixture into banana mixture in three parts -- mixing (not beating) with a spoon. Stir in pecans. Transfer to loaf pans.
  • Bake for 60 minutes or until loaf appears done and a skewer inserted in center comes out with moist crumbs.