Banana Bread

Ingredients

1 1/4 cups sugar 1/2 cup softened butter 2 eggs 1 1/2 cups mashed ripe bananas 1/2 cup buttermilk 1 teaspoon vanilla 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon salt 1 cup chopped nuts

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350° F.
2. Grease the bottom of a 9x5x3 loaf pan.
3. Mix sugar and butter in a large bowl.
4. Stir in eggs until mixed well.
5. Mix in bananas, buttermilk, and vanilla until smooth.
6. Stir in flour, baking soda, and salt until just mixed.
7. Mix in nuts.
8. Pour into the pan.
9. Bake on low rack for 1 hour and 15 minutes or until a toothpick stuck into the center comes out clean.
10. Cool 10 minutes before removing from pan.
11. Cool an additional 2 hours on a wire rack before slicing.
    

 

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Source — Betty Crocker
Prepared by Ben Allen
Louisiana Anthology
July 18, 2023