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Classic Banana Bread

This banana bread is everything it should be—soft, perfectly sweet, and full of real banana flavor with a buttery crunch from toasted walnuts.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 25 minutes
Servings: 8 servings
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Equipment Method Video Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/8 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 2 tbsp buttermilk or whole milk
  • 1 cup mashed banana 3 extra ripe bananas
  • 1/2 cup chopped walnuts inside batter
  • 1/4 cup chopped walnuts on top

Equipment

Method
 

  1. Preheat the oven to 325.
  2. Spray the loaf pan with baking spray and then line with parchment (for easy release).
  3. Spray the parchment with non-stick as well and set aside.
  4. Whisk together flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon in a medium-sized bowl, then set aside.
  5. Add the egg, vanilla, sugar, and vegetable oil in a larger bowl and whisk together.
  6. Pour dry ingredients into the wet ingredients bowl and, using a rubber spatula carefully mix together. (It will be coarse and dry at this point- don't over mix).
  7. Mash the bananas and add them to the bowl.
  8. Add buttermilk (or whole milk) and 1/2 cup chopped walnuts.
  9. Mix well with the rubber spatula, making sure to scrape the bottom of the bowl.
  10. Once everything is well incorporated (no dry flour left) pour into the prepared pan.
  11. Top with 1/4 cup walnuts
  12. Bake for 75 mins (begin checking around the 55 min mark)

Video

Notes

This can be made without walnuts.
A possible substitute would be chocolate chips

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