Banana Walnut Bread

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RECIPE
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Cook Time:
1 hr 0 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
1 loaf

Times:

Prep: 20 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 1 hr 0 min
Total:: 1 hr 20 min

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Ingredients

1 1/4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon fine salt
2 large eggs, at room temperature
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature, plus more for preparing the pan
1 cup sugar
3 very ripe bananas, peeled, and mashed with a fork (about 1 cup)
1/2 cup toasted walnut pieces

Directions

Sift the flour, baking soda, and salt into a medium bowl, set aside. Whisk the eggs and vanilla together in a liquid measuring cup with a spout, set aside. Lightly brush a 9 by 5 by 3-inch loaf pan with butter. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

In a standing mixer fitted with the paddle attachment or with an electric hand-held mixer, cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Gradually pour the egg mixture into the butter while mixing until incorporated. Add the bananas (the mixture will appear to be curdled, so don't worry), and remove the bowl from the mixer.

With a rubber spatula, mix in the flour mixture until just incorporated. Fold in the nuts and transfer the batter to the prepared pan. Bake for 55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the bread comes out clean. Cool the bread in the pan on a wire rack for 5 minutes. Turn the bread out of the pan and let cool completely on the rack. Wrap in plastic wrap. The banana bread is best if served the next day.

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Comments & Reviews

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alondra denver, CO 01-31-2010
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so good
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

this bread is so good .i make it almost every weekend and last me one week .I like it with ice cream (vanilla)
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nancy new york, NY 01-27-2010
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one of the best banana bread recipes i have ever made
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

easy and delicious. perfect!
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Christy Saginaw, MI 01-26-2010
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Very Moist and Delicious, but Don't Overmix :)
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I've never made banana nut bread before, so I was excited to try this recipe. It was pretty easy, and delicious! There were... a couple of things I might change next time though. My boyfriend thought it was a bit too sweet, and I seen that another user had substituted 1/2 brown sugar for the white sugar. Mine also was very flat. The only thing I can think of is that I overmixed it. So be careful to not overmix!Read more
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Maria Miramar, FL 01-25-2010
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Its amazing
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This cake is not only delicious but also super moist!!! I used regular flour and came out just fine
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Jessica New York, NY 01-25-2010
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Me like banana!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I'm a first timer on banana loaf and this was really hard to leave overnight as it was flapping its eyelashes to me the whole... time. I didn't have enough butter so i did 1/2 butter, 1/2 margarine. Also, I felt like it needed more time in the oven; 10 more minutes or so. Moist and delicious. It may contain nuts but you would have to be insane to resist it. Read more
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Brittany El Sobrante, CA 01-25-2010
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Definitley Yummy
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I would have to say this is one of the tastiest and easiest recipes for banana bread I have ever had!! I highly recommend... this recipe!!Read more