Grandma Betty's Best Banananut Bread

Submitted by nochlo

"This is the best banana bread I have ever eaten. Hands Down. Recipe originally from my grandmother who is over 70 years old."

 

• Ready In: 55mins
• Ingredients: 8
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 1⁄2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 large bananas
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄2 cup chopped nuts

directions

1. Mix together butter, sugar, eggs, and bananas.
2. Add the rest of the ingredients and blend.
3. Spray a 9x5 inch pan with oil spray.
4. Add mix to pan and bake at 350 degrees for 50 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.
5. After removing from oven, allow to cool for 5 minutes then let finish cooling on a cooling rack.

Reviews

[JackieOhNo!]

We are big banana bread fans, and I make it quite frequently. However, for the past few months, I've been trying combinations such as zucchini-banana, coconut-banana, etc. It was nice to rediscover good old banana nut bread again! This was so easy to make, too! I wasn't sure about how the butter was supposed to be (softened, melted, etc.), so I did a combination of both in the microwave. This made a nice sized loaf that took about 55 minutes to bake. Thanks for bringing me back to basics! Made for PRMR tag game.

 

[Annacia]

You just can't go wrong with a classic like this. It made a very well shaped loaf with a perfect moist texture. I cut the sweetness to 3/4 cup of Splenda which worked very well for me and used 3 bananas as mine were all pretty small. Used walnuts chopped small to really spread them around. Final result?: Total yum!

 

[KerfuffleUponWincle]

Delicious banana flavor; moist inside crumb, and a crusty sweet exterior crust. Made with butter, four small (1 1/2 cups) mashed bananas (previously frozen), and 3/4 cup toasted pecans. Baked in a metal pan for 45 minutes. My house smelled heavenly while the banana bread baked! Tagged for PRMR, due 09/05/13

 

[umUmar]

perfect

 

[ellie_]

Very good - I made a small loaf and a mini loaf. We skipped the nuts but otherwise made as directed. Easy and good! Thanks for sharing!