Insane Banana Nut Bread

Submitted by LizCl

"This is so good. Everyone will want the recipe."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 30mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 24

ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 cup light brown sugar
• 4 eggs
• 2 cups ripe bananas, mashed
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup nuts, chopped
• cinnamon-sugar mixture (optional)

directions

1. Sift the flour, salt, baking soda, and baking powder into a large bowl.
2. In a separate bowl, cream the butter, white sugar, and brown sugar.
3. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing after each addition.
4. Mix in mashed bananas and vanilla.
5. Mix dry ingredients into wet ingredients in 3 batches.
6. Stir just until blended.
7. Stir in nuts.
8. Pour into two greased and floured 9 x 5 inch loaf pans.
9. Top with cinnamon-sugar mixture (optional).
10. Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 55 to 60 minutes or until knife inserted into the middle comes out clean.
11. Cool loaves in pans on wire rack for 5 to 10 minutes.
12. Turn out onto a cooling rack; cool completely.
13. Wrap in aluminum foil when cool.
14. Refrigerate the loaves for 2 hours or more before serving.

Reviews

[Sydney Mike]

Made the recipe pretty much as given, although I did cut back on the nuts ~ I used 3/4 cup & then toasted them before stirring them in! Also did include the cinnamon/sugar topping to appease my sweet tooth! Made for a wonderfully flavorful banana bread! Thanks for posting the recipe! [Made & reviewed in New Kids on the Block recipe tag]