Famous Banana Bread

photo by Katzen

- Ready In:
- 1hr 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Yields:
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1 loaf
- Serves:
- 6
ingredients
- 1 2⁄3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1⁄4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1⁄2 cup oil
- 3 1⁄2 bananas, very ripe, mashed
- 2 tablespoons creme fraiche or 2 tablespoons sour cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2⁄3 cup walnuts, toasted and chopped
directions
- Set oven to 350 degrees F. Line the bottom of a loaf pan with parchment paper.
- Sift together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. Beat sugar and eggs with a whisk until light and fluffy, about 10 minutes. Drizzle in oil. Add mashed bananas, creme fraiche, and vanilla. Fold in dry ingredients and nuts. Pour into a lined loaf pan and bake for about 45 minutes to 1 hour.
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Without a doubt, this is the best Banana Bread ever. It is tastey and moist. It is absolutely decadent if you slice it and toast it under a toaster oven and then put a little butter on the slice. It also works well for muffins. Then you have portion control. The muffins freeze well too. Try it. You will not be disappointed!
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This is an extremely moist and delicious banana bread.I first found the recipe from Food Network and when I saw it here I knew I had to review it.I've made it twice now both times using sour cream and only whisking the sugar and eggs for a minute or two.It's so good that the last time I made it I doubled the recipe.I have made a lot of different banana breads but this is my favorite so far and my husband agrees.It's wonderful!
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I'm married with 2 young children. Like lots of other folks, after getting married, I finally started learning how to cook when we got tired of take-out food. Watching Foodnetwork taught me lots of skills as well as inspired me to try. I haven't followed the shows much nowadays, but years ago my favorite chefs on FoodNetwork were Giada DeLaurentis, Ina Garten, Bobby Flay, Alton Brown, and Paula Deen. I also watched 30 minute meals with Rachel Ray but never could make my meals in 30 minutes with her recipes! ;0)
My pet peeves are when people refuse to try something different, or after they've had one bad experience with a certain ingredient or food then they will never want to taste anything related or with it.
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