{"slug":"moms-banana-bread","collection":"recipes","is_recipe":true,"visibility":"public","title":"Mom's Banana Bread","description":"A generous two-loaf banana bread with pecans and orange juice, flexible enough to swap in pumpkin or applesauce and still come out perfectly moist.","body_md":"\n## Mom's original recipe!\nThis is a flexible recipe which can exchange mashed bananas for pureed\npumpkin. One may find it useful to reduce the sugar to 1 cup or less.\nApplesauce could be substituted for vegetable oil.\n\n## Special Equipment\n\n-   Stand Mixer\n-   Two 9\" loaf pans\n\n## Preheat Oven\n\n1.  Preheat oven to 350°F.\n\n## Ingredients\n\n-   840ml (3½ cups) all-purpose flour\n-   720ml (3 cups) sugar\n-   2 teaspoons baking soda\n-   1 teaspoon cinnamon\n-   480ml (2 cups) mashed bananas\n-   1 tablespoon vanilla extract\n-   4 eggs\n-   240ml (1 cup) vegetable oil\n-   80ml (⅓ cup) orange juice\n-   360ml (1½ cups) chopped pecans\n\n## Preparation\n\n1.  Combine all ingredients.\n2.  Pour evenly into two loaf pans.\n3.  Bake about 1 hour until a knife inserted into middle comes out\n    clean.\n4.  Let cool about 30 minutes.\n5.  Turn out onto cooling rack.\n","draft":false,"servings":"16","prep_time":"15 minutes","cook_time":"1 hour","total_time":"1 hour 45 minutes","created_at":"2016-04-06T08:08:17Z","categories":["Bread"],"tags":["banana"],"methods":["Baked"],"themes":["Vegetarian"],"ingredients":[{"section":"","items":["-   840ml (3½ cups) all-purpose flour","-   720ml (3 cups) sugar","-   2 teaspoons baking soda","-   1 teaspoon cinnamon","-   480ml (2 cups) mashed bananas","-   1 tablespoon vanilla extract","-   4 eggs","-   240ml (1 cup) vegetable oil","-   80ml (⅓ cup) orange juice","-   360ml (1½ cups) chopped pecans"],"parsed":[{"raw":"-   840ml (3½ cups) all-purpose flour","qty":840,"unit":"ml","item":"all-purpose flour"},{"raw":"-   720ml (3 cups) sugar","qty":720,"unit":"ml","item":"sugar"},{"raw":"-   2 teaspoons baking soda","qty":2,"unit":"tsp","item":"baking soda"},{"raw":"-   1 teaspoon cinnamon","qty":1,"unit":"tsp","item":"cinnamon"},{"raw":"-   480ml (2 cups) mashed bananas","qty":480,"unit":"ml","item":"mashed bananas"},{"raw":"-   1 tablespoon vanilla extract","qty":1,"unit":"tbsp","item":"vanilla extract"},{"raw":"-   4 eggs","qty":4,"item":"eggs"},{"raw":"-   240ml (1 cup) vegetable oil","qty":240,"unit":"ml","item":"vegetable oil"},{"raw":"-   80ml (⅓ cup) orange juice","qty":80,"unit":"ml","item":"orange juice"},{"raw":"-   360ml (1½ cups) chopped pecans","qty":360,"unit":"ml","item":"chopped pecans"}]}],"servings_int":16,"qc":{"status":"passed","last_checked_at":"2026-07-30T02:05:10.627255Z","checked_by":"robert@sigler.io","standard_version":"2026-07-29","findings_count":0,"stale":false}}