My Favorite Banana Bread

Submitted by Jilly in Michigan

"This is a very dense moist banana bread. I have been making it for years and everyone raves over it."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 10mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Yields: 1 loaf

ingredients

• 1 cup sugar
• 1⁄3 cup margarine or 1/3 cup butter, softened
• 2 eggs
• 1 1⁄2 cups mashed ripe bananas (3 to 4 medium)
• 1⁄3 cup water
• 1 2⁄3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon baking powder
• 1⁄2 cup chopped nuts (optional)

directions

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease bottom only of loaf pan.
2. Mix sugar and margarine in 2 1/2 quart bowl. Stir in eggs until blended. Add bananas and water; beat 30 seconds. Stir in remaining ingredients except nuts just until moistened; stir in nuts. Pour into pan.
3. Bake until wooden toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 8-inch loaf 1 1/4 hours, 9-inch loaf 55 to 60 minutes; cool 5 minutes. Loosen sides of loaf from pan; remove and cool completely before slicing.

Reviews

[Sydney Mike]

Followed the recipe right on down & did leave out the nuts, wanting, as I did, the full flavor of the bananas for the bread! Then, the very first slice I had was spread with a thin layer of sweet potato butter, & I was in heaven! Love your bread, & will be keeping the recipe around! Thanks so much! [Made & reviewed for one of my adoptees in this fall's round of Pick A Chef]