How to Make Banana Bread Recipe | Hilah Cooking

all-purpose flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

More nutritious option.

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Lower in saturated fat.

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Natural sweetener.

Mash enough ripe bananas to get about 1 cup.

Cream together 1/2 cup softened butter and 1 cup brown sugar.

Add 2 eggs (room temperature) to the butter and sugar mixture.

Mix in 1 teaspoon vanilla extract and the mashed banana.

Add 1/2 cup buttermilk (or substitute with yogurt or milk with vinegar) to the mixture.

Fold in 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, 1 teaspoon baking soda, and 1/2 teaspoon salt until almost combined.

Stir in 1/2 cup coarsely chopped pecans, reserving some for decoration on top.

Pour the batter into a greased loaf pan and sprinkle the reserved pecans on top.

Bake in a 350°F (175°C) oven for about 1 hour or until a toothpick comes out clean.

Let cool in the pan for about 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

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