Versatile Buttermilk Bread - Banana or Zucchini

Submitted by Chef on the coast

"I got this recipe from my sister-in-law while I was searching for a moist banana bread recipe years ago. She said the buttermilk makes all the difference. After trying a handful of different recipes - I am inclined to agree! The original recipe is for banana bread. I loved it so much I also altered it to make zucchini bread too! This recipe is one of those throw everything in a bowl and mix recipes - which is why I love it. It also freezes very well. **If you don't have buttermilk - plain yogurt can easily be substituted. Use 1/2 cup yogurt with a splash of milk."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 10mins
• Ingredients: 14
• Yields: 1 bundt loaf
• Serves: 12

ingredients

• Banana Bread

• 295.73 ml sugar
• 118.29 ml butter or 118.29 ml margarine, softened
• 2 eggs
• 3 bananas
• 118.29 ml buttermilk
• 4.92 ml vanilla
• 591.47 ml flour
• 4.92 ml baking soda
• 4.92 ml salt

• Zucchini Bread

• 4.92 ml cinnamon
• 1.23 ml baking powder
• 1.23 ml nutmeg
• 236.59 ml zucchini, shredded
• 1.23 ml lemon peel

directions

1. Combine all ingredients in large mixing bowl.
2. Pour into greased bundt pan.
3. Bake about 50-55 minutes at 350°F.
4. For Zucchini Bread - OMIT vanilla and bananas. Add above ingredients and bake as directed.
5. Mini chocolate chips and chopped nuts may also be added, if desired.

Reviews

[Wildblu3]

This was good. I did the zucchini version and left out the lemon peel but added pecans.

 

[jiroken]

One of the best Zucchini cakes I've ever tasted (aside from my Italian MIL of course). My family loved it. Super easy to make, moist, very tasty. 5 star all the way! Thanks for sharing this recipe.

 

[abbydabby]

I had an enormous zucchini from a friends garden, so I made 2 bundt cakes! I made a slight addition to the zucchini bread recipe - I added 1/2 mashed banana to each cake. It was DELICIOUS and I gave the extra cake to my friend who also LOVED it. Thanks!

 

[bmcnichol]

Very good and easy to make. I made the banana bread and followed the directions as written. We all loved it. Made for Spring PAC 2009.

 

[SinginChef]

This is one-bowl perfection! Easy, tasty, versatile...all things a 'keeper' recipe should be! I added 3/4 C. chopped walnuts and backed the sugar off a bit...and was accused of adding MORE sugar! It came out of the oven just after 8:00 last night and I see only half is remaining this morning. No better review is needed! Another recipe for the dying banana file! Thanks so much!