Banana Pineapple Bread

Name: Banana Pineapple Bread
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 2 loaves (16 pieces each)
Ingredients: 3 cups all-purpose flour; 2 cups sugar; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 3 large eggs, room temperature; 1-1/4 cups canola oil; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 1 can (8 ounces) crushed pineapple, drained; 2 cups mashed ripe bananas (4 to 5 medium); Chopped walnuts, optional

Total Time Prep: 15 min. Bake: 1 hour + cooling

Yield 2 loaves (16 pieces each)

Test Kitchen Approved

Make banana pineapple bread your signature quick bread. It's sweet, spiced, and will have everyone clamoring for another slice.

Ingredients

3 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3 large eggs, room temperature
1-1/4 cups canola oil
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 can (8 ounces) crushed pineapple, drained
2 cups mashed ripe bananas (4 to 5 medium)
Chopped walnuts, optional

Directions

Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, salt, baking soda and cinnamon. In another bowl, whisk eggs, oil and vanilla; add pineapple and bananas. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. If desired, stir in walnuts. Pour into 2 greased 9x5-in. loaf pans.
Bake until a toothpick comes out clean, 60-65 minutes. Cool 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.

Nutrition Facts

1 piece: 193 calories, 9g fat (1g saturated fat), 17mg cholesterol, 120mg sodium, 26g carbohydrate (15g sugars, 1g fiber), 2g protein.

Our four kids like slices of this moist tropical-tasting banana bread for breakfast. I sometimes bake it in mini loaf pans, then freeze the loaves so we can enjoy a small portion at a time. —Mary Watkins, Chaska, Minnesota

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