Banana Bread
This banana bread is moist and absolutely delicious! It's good anytime, enjoy it for breakfast, snack time, with coffee or for dessert. It is a great way to use up dark, overripe bananas, and takes just 10 minutes to prepare.
Equipment
- bread pan
Ingredients
- 1 3/4 cups flour
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon optional
- grated fresh nutmeg optional
- 1 cup mashed ripe bananas (3-4 medium bananas)
- 1/2 cup butter or margarine (1 stick)
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 1 cup chopped walnuts (split into 2)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. In a medium size bowl combine the butter and sugar. Cream together with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add in the mashed banana and egg, stir just until blended in.
- In another medium sized bowl, stir the rest of the dry ingredients together (flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt).
- Mix 1/2 of the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients. Stirring just until the flour is blended in. Add 1/2 cup of the chopped walnuts and the remainder of the flour mixture, stir together until blended. Do not over mix.
- Pour the batter into a greased and floured 8x4 inch loaf pan. Sprinkle the top with the remaining 1/2 cup of chopped walnuts.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 55-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool on a rack for 10 minutes, then remove from the pan. Let cool completely before eating.
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