Very Best Banana Loaf

This banana bread is, without a doubt, one of the very best I have ever made. The loaves have a very nice deep color and a beautiful crumb. The secret is not the unusual liquid ingredient, the secret is slow baking. Oil makes this recipe parve, (thanks Mirj for explaining this to me & Chia and Miraklegirl for your help too).

• Ready In: 1 hr 35 mins
• Yields: 2 Loaves

Ingredients

• 2  cups  very ripe pureed bananas (approx. 6 bananas)
• 2 1⁄2 cups dark brown sugar
• 1⁄2 cup  oil (if your prefer, you may sub. melted, unsalted butter)
• 4  eggs
• 2  teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1  teaspoon cinnamon
• 2  teaspoons baking soda
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 3 1⁄4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1  cup  Coca-Cola
• 1  cup  chopped pecans (optional)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees.
2. Spray two 9 X 5 inch loaf pans with non-stick cooking spray.
3. Using your food processor, puree the bananas, then remove the puree to another bowl and set aside.
4. No need to clean the work bowl of your food processor, just add together and blend well the sugar, oil, eggs and vanilla.
5. Takes about 1 minute.
6. Measure and mix together, in a separate bowl, all the dry ingredients except the nuts.
7. Return banana puree to processor work bowl.
8. Add dry ingredients and blend, pouring in the coca cola as mixture is blending together.
9. Blend until smooth, about 1 minute.
10. Blend in nuts by hand.
11. Divide mixture between the two loaf pans.
12. Place loaf pans on a baking sheet in the oven.
13. Bake for 1 hour and 20 minutes OR until loaves test done in the middle with a toothpick.
14. Let cool about 10-15 minutes then turn loaves out of pans to finish cooling.
15. These loaves keep well or can be frozen.