Banana-Nut Bread

Recipe By:
Joshh
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  • Yield 24 Servings
  • Level Medium

Simple banana-nut bread recipe containing walnuts (or pecans) that goes well for breakfast. Don't forget your favorite condiment.
 

Ingredients

  • 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
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Directions

  1. 1. 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.
  2. 2. Mix sugar and margarine in large bowl. Stir in eggs. Add bananas, buttermilk and vanilla until smooth; beat until smooth.
  3. 3. Stir in flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda just until flour is moistened. Stir in walnuts. Pour into pans.
  4. 4. 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.
  5. 5. 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.