banana bread

How To Make banana bread

• 1

  Heat oven to 350. Grease bottom only of loaf pan, 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 2 1/2 or 9 x 5 x 3 inches.
• 2

  Mix sugar and butter in a 2 1/2-quart bowl.
• 3

  Stir in eggs until blended.
• 4

  Add bananas and water; beat 30 seconds.
• 5

  Stir in remaining ingredients except the pecans just until moistened; stir in pecans.
• 6

  Pour into pan.
• 7

  Bake until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean, 8-inch loaf 1 1/4 hours, 9-inch loaf 55 to 60 minutes; cool 5 minutes.
• 8

  Loosen sides of loaf from pan; remove from pan. Cool completely before slicing.
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