Beth's Cola Banana Bread
Cola makes the bread dark and adds sweetness.
Servings 8
Cost 5
Ingredients
- 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
Instructions
- 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).