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Old-Fashioned Banana Bread

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Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Keyword: banana recipes, bread, quickbread
Servings: 10
Author: Apryl Niksch
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Equipment

Ingredients

DRY INGREDIENTS

  • 1 ¾ c. unbleached flour
  • 1 T. cornstarch
  • 2 tsp. baking powder
  • ½ tsp. baking soda
  • 1 tsp. cinnamon
  • ½ tsp. nutmeg
  • ½ tsp. salt

WET INGREDIENTS

  • ⅓ c. butter slightly melted
  • 1 ½ c. bananas (brown speckled) mashed
  • 1 c. sugar
  • ⅓ c. brown sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 T. oil
  • ⅓ c. buttermilk or milk
  • 1 ½ tsp. vanilla

MIX-INS

  • ½ c. walnuts or pecans (optional) chopped

Instructions

PREP

  • Gather your equipment. Preheat oven to 350°.
  • Lightly grease loaf pan on the bottom and sides 2/3 of the way up.
  • Peel and mash bananas and set aside. Chop the nuts and set aside.

MAKE BATTER

  • Place butter, oil, sugar, brown sugar, buttermilk, eggs, vanilla and mix together.
  • Add mashed banana and nuts and mix until just combined.
  • If time allows, let batter rest in bowl 10 minutes.
  • Scoop batter into loaf pan. Sprinkle the top with course sanding sugar or addtional chopped nuts.

BAKE

  • Bake at 375° for 10 minutes. Reduce oven to 350° and bake an additional 40-50 minutes. Let cool, slice and store in air-tight container.