Best Banana-Nut Bread Recipe

Submitted by coconutcream

"From the Alpha-Bakery childrens cookbook put out by Gold Medal Flour when I was a kid. I used to love cooking up all these recipes with my mom!"

 

• Ready In: 1hr 15mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 3⁄4 cup sugar
• 1 1⁄2 cups bananas, mashed (3 large)
• 3⁄4 cup vegetable oil
• 2 eggs
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1⁄2 cup nuts, chopped
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt

directions

1. Heat oven to 325°F.
2. Grease loaf pan with shortening, using a pastry brush.
3. Mix sugar, bananas, oil, and eggs in a large bowl with a wooden spoon. Stir in remaining ingredients. Pour into pan.
4. Bake until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean, 60-70 minutes.
5. Let cool 10 minutes, then loosen sides of loaf from pan and remove. Let cool completely before slicing.

Reviews

[RadarT420]

I like that the recipe uses oil instead of butter, that's healthier and budget friendly. I added 1/2 cup of dark chocolate chips with the chopped nuts. I live at a high altitude (3500 ft+ above sea level) and found I had to add 20 minutes to the baking time.