Banana Bread
Ingredients
- ½ cup unsalted butter room temperature
- 1 cup packed light brown sugar OR granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 large overripe bananas mashed
- ½ cup buttermilk room temperature
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon bi-carb soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¾ cup walnuts chopped
Instructions
- In a separate bowl, sift the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. Whisk to combine.
- Add all of the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix on low speed until just combined. Do not overmix. Fold in chopped walnuts, if desired.
- Pour batter into a 9×5-inch loaf pan and bake in preheated oven for 55-60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the bread comes out clean. Allow bread to cool completely on a wire rack.
- Remove banana bread from the loaf pan and transfer to a serving platter. Slice, serve and enjoy!
Notes
You can substitute the walnuts for any other type of nuts, chocolate chips or chunks, raisins, raspberries, blueberries.
If you don’t have buttermilk you can substitute it with 1 tbs white vinegar added to 1/2 cup milk.
If you don’t have buttermilk you can substitute it with 1 tbs white vinegar added to 1/2 cup milk.