Banana Bread

Submitted by Barenakedchef

"Soooooo moist! Rich flavors from the buttermilk and vanilla make this my favorite banana bread recipe!"

 

• Ready In: 1hr 35mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Yields: 2 loaves

ingredients

• 2 cups sugar
• 3⁄4 cup butter or 3/4 cup margarine
• 2 eggs
• 3 cups sifted all-purpose flour
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 1⁄8 cups buttermilk
• 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1⁄2 cups mashed bananas

directions

1. Cream butter, add sugar.
2. Beat in eggs, one at a time.
3. Sift dry ingredients together, add alternately with buttermilk.
4. Add vanilla and bananas.
5. Bake in loaf pans at 350º for 1 hour to 1 hour and 20 minutes or until done.
6. When done, bread will turn loose from sides of pan and knife inserted in middle will be clean.

Reviews

[Aussie Sandy Willia]

I added 1/2 cup chopped walnuts and the family ate one loaf in one sitting. Very easy and not too much mess.

 

[UmmAzhar]

This recipe has got thumbs up......excellent turnout,though i did include walnuts and a dash of cinnamon.It was sooo good that my husband who is not a fan of banana cake had a huge chunk of it...i will definitely make it again and have already passed the recipe on to my family....though i thought that the sugar was a bit tooo much in quantity.will try to substitute half of it with brown sugar next time. keep it up suzanne!!!! and thank you..

 

[Brittz620]

Flawless victory! I doubled the vanilla and added a few shakes of nutmeg and cinnamon...best banana bread I have ever had. Thanks for an awesome recipe!!

 

[Lnz3598]

My mom makes a banana bread recipe that calls for cake mix and pudding. It is SO good, but I wanted to find a recipe that I could make without all the mixes, and this one is the best I have come across so far! I added an additional 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla and 1/2 teaspoon of banana extract to intensify the flavors. With those additions, this recipe is almost a twin of my mom's cake mix banana bread recipe!! Thanks for a wonderful recipe!! I will make this for many years to come!

 

[jennifer_cda_id]

This is a great banana bread recipe. I keep searching for good ways to use up the too ripe bananas and this is perfect. I will definitely try with chocolate chips sometime as another reviewer suggested. Thanks!