Banana Nut Bread
A sweetened bread flavored with bananas and buttermilk. Studded with walnuts for a moist treat to enjoy anytime.
Servings: 2 loaves
Equipment
- (2) 9x5x3 loaf pans
Ingredients
- 1 cup two sticks butter
- 1 1/2 cups granulated white sugar
- 4 ripe, browned bananas
- 4 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 4 cups all-purpose unbleached flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 2 tablespoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1 1/2 cup chopped walnuts optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit.
- In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar thoroughly.
- Blend in bananas, then eggs, and then vanilla.
- In a separate bowl, mix the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt together.
- Add the flour mixture to the banana mixture a little at a time, alternating with the buttermilk. Mix throughly together.
- If making with walnuts, add them now.
- Spray two 9x5x3 loaf pans with cooking spray.
- Pour batter into loaf pans and bake for 1 hour and 30 minutes, or until done. (Use toothpick to test for doneness.)
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Notes
Instead of mixing nuts in the batter, if I use them, I sprinkle about a handful of chopped walnuts on top. I don't like super sweet bread, so I use a little less sugar (only 1.5 cups) and instead, make sure that the bananas are very, very brown.