Cardamom Banana Bread

21 Reviews

Prep: 20 min
Cook: 1 hr
Ready In: 1 hr 20 min

“This fragrant bread is better than original banana bread. If you don't have cardamom, you can substitute ground nutmeg. This bread keeps for 5 days without refrigeration.” - by Jen

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Original recipe yields 1 loaf

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease one 9x5 inch loaf pan.
In a small saucepan, combine the raisins and the rum. Cook over medium heat until simmering, then remove from the heat and allow to cool 10 minutes.
In a large bowl, mix together the mashed bananas, brown sugar, canola oil, and eggs with an electric mixer for 1 minute. Sift together the all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and ground cardamom; stir into the egg mixture with a spoon until well blended, Stir in the walnuts and the rum soaked raisins last. Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
Bake in the preheated oven for 50 to 60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Allow bread to cool slightly before removing from the pan.

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving (12 total)

Calories
281 cal
14%

Fat
10.6 g
16%

Carbs
40.9 g
13%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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Reviews (21)

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RUBYCOC

Oct. 11, 2003

"This was delicious. I must admit that I had problems as I started to prepare this recipe. When I got the the portion for the flour, I couldn't believe that it took only 3/4 cup. I looked at other b..." See moreanana bread recipes and decided that it must take 1-3/4 Cup of flour, so I did this. I also changed the salt amount from 1 teaspoon to 1/2 teaspoon, otherwise it would be too salt. It turned out delicious!!!!"

ddwmitch

Apr. 11, 2003

"It was a little bit dry and I would add a little more sugar, but my kids loved it "as is"...." See more"

DBMONTANA

Aug. 7, 2004

"I love this recipe but I made a few changes. I added an extra tsp. of baking powder, used apple juice instead of rum, only had 1/3 cup brown sugar so used white for remainder, used only 3/4 c. unblea..." See moreched flour, 1/2 c. whole wheat pastry flour, and 1/2 C. oat flour, and 1/2 C. egg substitute. This bread was moist, sweet, and sent me to banana heaven!"

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