Name: Homemade Pistachio Bread
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 1 h
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 1/4 cups of flour; 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder; 1/4 cup of buttermilk; 3/4 cup of extra virgin olive oil; 3 eggs + 1 egg yolk; 3/4 cup salted and roasted pistachios plus 2 tablespoons for garnishing; 3/4 cup granulated sugar; 2 teaspoons almond extract; Garnish:; a dusting of powdered sugar is optional

If you were looking for Pistachio Bread using a cake mix with a pudding version, this isn't the right recipe.

Our recipe is totally made from scratch and worth the extra time it takes to make this delicious Pistachio Bread as it is the best I've ever eaten.

There is nothing bad about the doctored cake mix version for pistachio bread, however, this doesn't taste anything like that recipe.

My Italian Grandmother knew nothing about baking with a cake mix and only used extra virgin olive oil, ground pistachios fine, and regular simple pantry ingredients.

This texture in this bread has a wonderful delicate crumb and is loaded with pistachio flavor.

The bread can be left plain, dusted with powdered sugar, or even served with fresh fruits and whipped cream I personally love it just as it is.

Our recipe is printable at the very bottom of this page so just scroll down and hit the print button for no ad interference.

a quick bread with finely ground pistachio nuts

Step-by-Step Homemade Pistachio Bread

preheat the oven and grease and flour a loaf pan 9 x 5 inch
beat the sugar with eggs and oil
stir in the buttermilk and extract
fold in the dry ingredients until blended and do not overmix the batter
bake at 350 degrees for 55 minutes
scroll to the printable recipe card below for instructions, tips, and measurements

Shopping List to make this cake:

Pistachio Bread:
flour
olive oil
buttermilk
sugar
almond extract
baking powder
pistachios
Optional Garnish:
powdered sugar

these are all the ingredients in pistachio bread in a collage

Tips and Suggestions:

heavily grease your loaf pan
make sure you finely chop the pistachios that go into the batter
coarsely chopped pistachios are just for garnish before baking
only fold in the flour and baking powder at the end
do not overmix the batter
dust with powdered sugar when the loaf is completely cooled
wrap leftovers in foil or plastic ziplock bag
do not slice while warm

Just a Few Tool You Will Need:

hand mixer: used to beat the eggs, sugar, and oil with the extract
spatula: for pouring into the loaf pan
loaf pan: for baking the bread in
food processor or nut chopped for finely chopped and coarsely chopped pistachios

collage of pistachio nuts ground for a bread recipe

Some Fun Additions and Suggestions

shredded coconut
chopped maraschino cherries blotted dry
white chocolate chips
milk or dark chocolate chips
toasted almonds
serve a slice topped with fresh fruit and whipped cream
top a slice with some hot fudge over a scoop of vanilla ice cream or gelato

pistachio bread batter ready for the oven

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A Bread for all Pistachio Lovers

Grandma made everything from scratch with a little of this and a little of that.

Of course, through the years we have adapted her recipe and also used a few additional mix-ins like chocolate chips.

The best part about this recipe is it's not only delicious it's super easy and great any time of the day!