Banana Nut Bread
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Banana Nut Bread
Description
This Banana Nut Bread recipe blends melted butter with sugar, eggs, and vanilla extract before incorporating sour cream and mashed ripe bananas to maintain moistness and add richness. The dry ingredients—flour, baking soda, and salt—are combined with chopped walnuts and folded gently into the wet mixture to form a smooth batter. The use of chopped walnuts, instead of large halves, provides a crunchy texture dispersed throughout.
The batter is poured into a prepared 9x5 loaf pan and baked at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for about 60 minutes or until a skewer inserted comes out clean, ensuring a fully baked and tender loaf with a light crust. The resulting bread has a soft crumb and nut-studded interior with a balanced sweet-banana flavor heightened by the vanilla.
This bread slices well for serving plain or with butter and can be enjoyed fresh or stored for several days. The note on chopping walnuts to medium size enhances texture without overwhelming the bite.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter , melted
- 1 cup white sugar
- 2 large egg
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 banana medium ripe
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1 1/2 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup walnuts , chopped once*
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and butter and flour a 9x5 loaf pan.
- In a large bowl, whisk together butter and sugar before adding in the eggs, then the vanilla, then the sour cream and finally the bananas.
- Add the flour, baking soda, salt and walnuts, whisking it until just combined into the butter mixture until smooth.
- Add the mixture to the loaf pan and bake for 60 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
Notes
- Chop walnuts to medium size to maintain texture without having large pieces.
- Use ripe bananas for the best natural sweetness and moisture.
- Check doneness with a toothpick inserted into the center; bake until it comes out clean.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 12servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 301 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 301kcal | 15% |
| Carbohydrates | 34g | 11% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 16g | 25% |
| Saturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Cholesterol | 52mg | 17% |
| Sodium | 274mg | 11% |
| Potassium | 153mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 19g | 38% |
| Vitamin A | 350IU | 7% |
| Vitamin C | 1.9mg | 2% |
| Calcium | 30mg | 3% |
| Iron | 1.2mg | 7% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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Overall Rating
5
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