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How to Bake Banana Bread in a Small Pan

Published Jul,08 2011 | By Gwen Bruno

Banana bread is a “quick bread,” meaning that it is leavened with baking powder and/or baking soda rather than yeast. Banana bread baked in a traditional loaf pan measuring 9 by 5 by 3 inches takes about 55 to 60 minutes to bake. Small loaf pans or mini-loaf pans require less time to bake.