Banana Bread
📜 Collection: Unknown Twenty Five | ✍️ Attribution: Unattributed | 📂 Category: Bread A classic, comforting homemade banana bread recipe featuring moist mashed bananas and chopped nuts. Baked slowly at 325 degrees until golden brown and tender.
| Prep Time | Cook Time | Inactive / Chill Time | Yield / Servings |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 mins | 1 hr 10 mins | None | 1 loaf |
🔪 Key Equipment
- Loaf pan
- Mixing bowls
- Sifter
Ingredients
Ingredients
| Measurements | Ingredients | Prep / Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1/2 cup | Butter | or oleo |
| 1 cup | Sugar | |
| 2 | Eggs | well beaten |
| 3 | Bananas | ripe, mashed |
| 2 cups | Flour | |
| 1 teaspoon | Baking Soda | soda |
| 1/2 teaspoon | Salt | |
| 1 cup | Milk | sour milk or buttermilk |
| 1/2 cup | Nuts | chopped |
Instructions
Preparation and Mixing
- Be sure to grease and flour a loaf pan.
- Blend 1/2 cup butter and 1 cup sugar, then add 2 eggs (well beaten) and beat again.
- Beat in 3 bananas (mashed).
- Sift together 2 cups flour, 1 teaspoon baking soda, and 1/2 teaspoon salt.
- Add the dry mixture to the above wet mixture alternately with 1 cup milk and 1/2 cup nuts, ending with flour.
Baking
- Cook at 325 degrees for 1 hr 10 min until golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
💡 Make-Ahead & Storage: Store tightly wrapped at room temperature for up to 3 days, or freeze the baked loaf for up to 2 months.
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