Best Pistachio Banana Bread Recipes

PISTACHIO BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F; spray a 9x5 loaf pan with cooking spray.
• Combine flour, baking powder and salt in a bowl; whisk well.
• Place sugars and butter in a large bowl; mix well.
• Add eggs one at a time, beat well after each addition.
• Add bananas, sour cream, cardamom; beat well.
• Add flour mixture; beat well until a moist batter is formed.
• Stir in pistachios and pour batter into loaf pan. Bake 1 hour until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool on a rack for 10 minutes, remove from pan, cool on wire rack completely.

POMEGRANATE, BANANA AND PISTACHIO BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Grease one 9 x 5 x 3-inch loaf pan and set aside.
• Score 1 fresh pomegranate and place in a bowl of water. Break open the pomegranate under water to free the seed sacs. The seeds will sink to the bottom of the bowl and the membrane will float to the top. Sieve and put the seeds in a separate bowl. Measure out 1/2 cup of the seeds and set aside. (Refrigerate or freeze remaining seeds for another use.).
• In a large bowl, stir together flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.
• In a small bowl, stir together bananas, oil, milk and egg; stir into flour mixture with pomegranate seeds and the chopped pistachios just until moistened. Do not over-mix!
• Spoon batter into prepared pan. If desired, sprinkle a few whole shelled pistachios and a few additional pomegranate seeds over the batter for garnish.
• Bake for 50 to 60 minutes until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes; remove loaf from pan and cool on wire rack. Store bread tightly covered, or wrap tightly in foil and freeze for up to 1 month.

POM, BANANA & PISTACHIO BREAD

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350F. 2. Grease one 9 x 5 x 3-inch loaf pan. 3. Score 1 fresh pomegranate and place in a bowl of water. Break open the pomegranate under water to free the arils (seed sacs). The arils will sink to the bottom of the bowl and the membrane will float to the top. Sieve and put the arils in a separate bowl. Reserve 1 cup of the arils from fruit and set aside. (Refrigerate or freeze remaining arils for another use.) 4. In a large bowl stir together flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. In a small bowl stir together bananas, oil, milk and egg; stir into flour mixture with arils and the chopped pistachios just until moistened; do not over-mix. 5. Spoon batter into prepared pan. If desired, sprinkle a few whole shelled pistachios and a few additional arils over the batter for garnish. 6. Bake for 50 to 60 minutes until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes; remove loaf from pan and cool on wire rack. Store bread tightly covered; or wrap tightly in foil and freeze for up to 1 month.

BANANA BLUEBERRY PISTACHIO NUT BREAD

Steps:

• Combine 1 cup of the flour with baking powder/soda and salt.
• add sugar and butter- mix well.
• add banana and eggs and remaining flour- mix.
• stir in blueberries and nuts.
• Bake 350 degrees for 1 hour.