Bake bread 15 minutes, then reduce oven temperature to 400°. Continue to bake until bread is golden brown and bottom sounds hollow when tapped, 30 to 35 minutes more. Let cool 5 to 10 minutes ...

Loaf pans are incredibly useful tools for baking everything from meatloaf to banana bread. As you’ll likely use a loaf pan for quick breads and cakes more than anything, we chose our best ...

You can find all the things we love about cast iron—its durability, naturally nonstick coating and easy cleanup, just to name a few—in lots of handy styles. Here are our gotta-have items.

Lodge Cast Iron Loaf Pan ($30 at Amazon) It is cumbersome and needs to be seasoned. Apart from being too heavy, seasoning is another step I don't want to take in the cleanup.

Butter a 9-by-5-inch bread loaf pan. Place the nuts on a cookie sheet and bake for about 6 to 8 minutes, or until fragrant and toasted. Cool and coarsely chop; set aside.

Loaf Pan: $16 @ Home Depot Most breads can be baked in a loaf pan. This 8.5 x 4.5-inch option works for recipes that call for either 9 x 5-inch pans and 8 x 4 -inch ones, making it a versatile choice.

Up next, the fun part: mixing the dough. Using a spoon, I gently combined the ingredients until it formed a shaggy dough ball (it was pretty sticky).