2007-09-10T16:13:19Z 0.0 79 0 2007-09-10T16:13:19Z false 0 Simple banana-nut bread recipe containing walnuts (or pecans) that goes well for breakfast. Don't forget your favorite condiment. 0 181 11987 1 1/4 cups sugar 1/2 cup margarine or butter (1 stick), softened 2 eggs 1 1/2 cups mashed ripe bananas 1/2 cup buttermilk 1 teaspoon vanilla 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon baking soda 1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans 1 Banana-Nut-Bread 0 Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease bottoms only of 2 loaf pans, 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 2 1/2 inches, or 1 loaf pan, 9 x 5 x 3 inches. Mix sugar and margarine in large bowl. Stir in eggs. Add bananas, buttermilk and vanilla until smooth; beat until smooth. Stir in flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda just until flour is moistened. Stir in walnuts. Pour into pans. Bake 8-inch loaves about 1 hour, 9-inch loaf about 1 hour 15 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes. Loosen sides of loaves from pans; remove from pans. Cool completely on wire rack before slicing. Store tightly wrapped in refrigerator up to 1 week. 0 24 3 0 2010-03-11T22:21:03Z