Tom's Favorite Banana Bread
"My husband is a great fan of banana bread, so I took a couple of his "sort of" favorites and came up with this one, which he raves about. You may use all vanilla extract if you don't have, or can't find the Vanilla Nut extract. Look for it if you can, it's a really nice flavoring."
photo by Boomette
- Ready In:
- 1hr 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 15
- Serves:
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8-10
ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 3⁄4 cup whole wheat flour (can use all white)
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1⁄4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3 large very ripe bananas, mashed
- 1⁄2 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1⁄2 teaspoon vanilla nut extract
- 1⁄2 cup butter
- 1⁄2 cup sugar
- 1⁄2 cup brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup nuts (optional)
directions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Butter and flour(or line with parchment paper)loaf pan.
- Whisk together dry ingredients in small bowl. Mix bananas, milk, vanilla and vanilla nut extract in another bowl.
- Beat butter and sugar in mixing bowl until light and fluffy. Add one egg at a time, mixing until incorporated. Then alternate mixing in dry ingredients in two batches starting and ending with dry ingredients.
- Stir in nuts, if using. Pour into prepared pan.
- Bake for approximately 1 hour and 10 minutes, (checking at 1 hour) until toothpick inserted comes out clean.
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Reviews
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I made this recipe in muffins. I got 12 muffins. I used only all purpose flour. I got moist muffins and so tasty. This is a great recipe. Thanks Fluffster :) Made for I Recommend tag game -
This was wonderful! It came out great. I used the vanilla nut extract. My family is a huge fan of it and I highly recomend trying it. I also added some cinnamon and chocolate chips. Thanks for sharing this recipe! -
Banana bread is one of our favorite's and this one was very good! I used white flour, vanilla extract instead of nut, and chopped pecans. Have had trouble when baking banana bread and it being a little undercooked in the center but this one baked up nicely. Thank you hon for putting this recipe together and sharing it with us! Made and reviewed for KK's Chef's Pick Tag. -
Sure can see why this is Tom's favorite! Wonderful moist and delicious! Thank you for sharing Fluff! We enjoyed this over the holidays! Made for KK's Chef's Pick Tag -
this was very good, I also added in 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon and subbed mini chocolate chips for the nuts, thank you for posting Fluffster, this was made for KK's Chef's Pick forum tag gam
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Banana bread is one of our favorite's and this one was very good! I used white flour, vanilla extract instead of nut, and chopped pecans. Have had trouble when baking banana bread and it being a little undercooked in the center but this one baked up nicely. Thank you hon for putting this recipe together and sharing it with us! Made and reviewed for KK's Chef's Pick Tag.
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this was very good, I also added in 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon and subbed mini chocolate chips for the nuts, thank you for posting Fluffster, this was made for KK's Chef's Pick forum tag gam
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
FLUFFSTER
Bullhead City, Arizona
I would like to welcome you to my recipes. I have been with Food.com since 10/05.
My beloved husband, Tom, passed away 3 years ago. My world stopped. It's taken me all this time to find my way back to life without him.
I have been so blessed to have found my second, once in a lifetime. I've met an amazing man who is so good to me.
We moved from Las Vegas, Nevada to Bullhead City, Az. in February, and we love it here.
I have worked at Bally's and Paris hotel.casinos, in Las Vegas. I have seen some very famous entertainers, including Liza Minnelli, Penn and Teller, Ray Liotta, Dr. J (Julius Erving), Frank Sinatra and his wife Barbara Marx. and many, many more.
Cooking is my passion, and I am slowly, but surely beginning to venture into the world of baking. To me, cooking is so much easier because baking is so much more exact.
I love to make Italian and Mexican food the best, followed by Chinese and last, but by far the least, good old American food! How can you beat chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes and gravy?? I love to find several recipes and put my own spin on them and create a new recipe.
