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Banana Nut Bread Recipe

Even Santa wouldn't guess grated potatoes are the "secret ingredient" that makes this quick bread so delightfully moist.

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Banana Nut Bread Recipe

Prep: 20 min. Bake: 45 min. + cooling

Yield: 32 Servings

20 45 65

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, softened
1-1/2 cups sugar
2 eggs
3 medium ripe bananas, mashed
1/3 cup buttermilk
4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1-1/2 cups grated peeled uncooked potatoes
1 cup chopped walnuts

Directions

In a bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add eggs; mix well. Combine bananas and buttermilk. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture alternatively with banana mixture. Stir in potatoes and walnuts.
Transfer to two greased 9-in. x 5-in. loaf pans. Bake at 350° for 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks. Yield: 2 loaves.

Originally published as Banana Nut Bread in Country Woman Christmas Annual 2003, p21

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Reviewed on Nov. 02, 2012 by karen8666

We think this is the best banana nut bread recipe every. Moist and delicious. I use dry potato flakes if I don't have time to peel potatoes and they work just fine.