Cardamom Banana Bread With Pistachios

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/4 cup butter, softened
• 2 large eggs
• 1 1/2 cups mashed ripe bananas (about 3 bananas)
• 1/3 cup reduced-fat sour cream
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
• 1/3 cup finely chopped pistachios
• cooking spray

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°.
• 2 lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups, and level with a knife. combine the flour, baking soda, and salt, stirring with a whisk.
• 3 place sugars and butter in a large bowl, and beat with a mixer at medium speed until well blended (about 1 minute).
• 4 add the eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. add banana, sour cream, and cardamom; beat until blended.
• 5 add flour mixture; beat at low speed just until moist. stir in pistachios.
• 6 spoon batter into a 9 x 5-inch loaf pan coated with cooking spray. bake at 350° for 1 hour or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
• 7 cool 10 minutes in pan on a wire rack; remove from pan. cool bread completely on wire rack.