Fluffy Plantain and Pecan Bread
Pan de Plátano Macho y Nuez
Recipe Yield
1 10-inch loaf
Cooking time
1 hour 5 minutes
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Ingredients
- 1 1/2 sticks or 6 oz unsalted butter plus more for the pan
- 2/3 cup granulated sugar
- 4 large eggs at room temperature
- 1 pound ripe plantains peeled, sliced, and roughly mashed (about 1 1/2 cups mashed)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 pinch of salt
- 1 cup roughly chopped pecans
To Prepare
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Butter sides and bottom of the loaf pan and lightly dust it with flour; set it aside.
- In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat the butter on medium-high speed for about 3 to 4 minutes, or until soft. Stir in the sugar and keep beating until fluffy. Beat in the eggs until well mixed.
- In a large bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Lower the speed on the mixer. Alternate between adding the plantains and the sifted dry ingredient mixture.
- Add the vanilla and pecans and mix until thoroughly combined.
- Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan and gently place a piece of aluminum foil on top. Place the pan in the oven and cook for 40 minutes. Remove the foil and cook for an additional 15 to 18 minutes, or until the top of the bread looks golden brown and puffed-out. If you inset a toothpick, it should come out moist but not wet.
Comments
28comments inFluffy Plantain and Pecan Bread
Denfri
Apr 21
Super yummy! I let the batter sit overnight in the mixing bowl in the refrigerator then baked it. I used large muffin tins (makes 12). Thank you Pati for the great recipe!
Pati Jinich
Jun 06
And thanks to you for sharing the tip! Gracias Denfri 🙂
Patty Petro
Feb 12
I love plantains, I’m going to try your recipe.
Can I use bananas in stead of plantains, here in Canada you
Don get very nice plantains unfortunately!
Patty
Pati Jinich
Feb 13
Hola Patty, yes you can use bananas, just make sure they are super ripe, enjoy!
Kathy
Nov 01
Very Good! First try did the job☺️
Pati Jinich
Jan 02
Yay! Glad you liked it Kathy 🙂
Rachel
Oct 26
OMG! Thanks for the recipe, I loved it..
It came out perfect, I added cinnamon and some dark chocolate morsels to mine and I used walnuts instead of pecans.
Pati Jinich
Oct 29
Awesome additions Rachel, yay!
Kathie in FL
Aug 22
I love the recipe. It gave me another way to use up my over-ripe plantains. It is delicious. I added one tsp of cinnamon and 1/4 tsp of allspice. I also added a handful of coconut sugar to the top of the bread before it was baked. Absolutely incredible! Thank you!
Pati Jinich
Sep 12
Awesome, great additions, thanks for sharing Kathie!
Gongadin
Feb 27
Great recipe Pati – made it last night and now I’m toasting a piece to eat with eggs!
Pati Jinich
Mar 07
Yummy, thanks so much 😉
Isoleth Kumar
Feb 20
Me quedo delicioso. Gracias por compartir tu talento. 🧡😋
Pati Jinich
Feb 20
Que bueno que te gusto Isoleth! Gracias a ti por preparar estas recetas 🙂
Joann in the MItten
Nov 14
Had only one extra ripe plantain so I made half the recipe into 9 large muffins. They didn’t rise as much as most muffins with the batter being on the thicker side and filling the cups almost to the top. Rau remedy…next time I’ll be sure to fill the cups only 2/3 full and make 10 muffins. Over the years, I came to prefer making muffins out of any quick bread recipe. Why, because they’re easier to serve and I usually freeze them after cooled. That way we can enjoy one anytime after a few seconds in the microwave.
PS: Had about 1/3C dark chocolate morsels (my husband’s fav type of chocolate) ) so I threw those in for good measure.
They were very yummy! 😋
Pati Jinich
Nov 22
Thanks so much for the feedback Joann, I think your process was great 😉
ADRIANA CARDENAS
Aug 08
Best plantain bread I have ever tasted. Thank you Paty for this recipe, my family and I have truly enjoyed it.
Pati Jinich
Aug 11
Gracias a ti Adriana, so glad you guys liked this bread 🙂
Barbara
Nov 03
Made this again for the first time in several years. I substituted walnuts for pecans as I prefer them. Just as delicious as I remember. I’m not much of a baker, but it’s so easy! Thanks again Pati!
Pati Jinich
Nov 05
So happy you came back to the recipe, Barbara!
J
Oct 16
love this recipe and love your show. thanks, pati.
Pati Jinich
Oct 18
Thank you so much, J!
Sara Duque
Jul 08
This is a no fail easy bread recipe and the plantain flavor is delicious
Pati
Jul 11
YAY!!!
Britteny M
May 31
I just love it! It’s a nice alternative to banana bread.
Pati
Jun 01
Yay!
NatalieC
Mar 07
Made this today – really good!
Pati
Mar 09
Super happy you tried it and liked it Natalie!