Best Ever Banana Bread Recipe photo by Taste of Home
Best Ever Banana Bread
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 15 min. Bake: 1-1/4 hours + cooling
YIELD: 1 loaf (16 pieces).
Whenever I pass a display of bananas in the grocery store, I can almost smell the wonderful aroma of my best banana bread recipe. It really is amazingly good! —Gert Kaiser, Kenosha, Wisconsin
Ingredients
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1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
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1-1/2 cups sugar
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1 teaspoon baking soda
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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2 large eggs, room temperature
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2 medium ripe bananas, mashed (1 cup)
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1/2 cup canola oil
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1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon buttermilk
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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1 cup chopped walnuts, optional
Directions
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1.
Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, stir together flour, sugar, baking soda and salt. In another bowl, combine the eggs, bananas, oil, buttermilk and vanilla; add to flour mixture, stirring just until combined. If desired, fold in nuts.
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2.
Pour into a greased or parchment-lined 9x5-in. loaf pan. Bake until a toothpick comes out clean, 1-1/4 to 1-1/2 hours. Cool in pan for 15 minutes before removing to a wire rack.
Nutrition Facts
1 piece: 257 calories, 13g fat (1g saturated fat), 23mg cholesterol, 171mg sodium, 34g carbohydrate (21g sugars, 1g fiber), 4g protein.
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