Decadent Banana Bread
A moist, delicious banana bread with a tender crumb and packed full of banana flavor.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter (1 stick)
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2-4 ripe bananas (mashed)
- 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour (or use self-rising flour and omit the baking soda and salt)
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup sour cream (or greek yogurt)
- 1/2 cup toasted and chopped nuts (pecans or walnuts are best)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 F / 177 C / gas mark 4. Prepare loaf pan by spraying with cooking spray, grease with butter, or line with parchment paper.
- Combine the melted butter and sugar in a large bowl. Stir in the eggs, vanilla, and bananas.
- In a smaller bowl, combine the dry ingredients. Stir the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients just until combined with no pockets of flour.
- Gently fold in the sour cream and nuts. Do not over mix.
- Spread batter into prepared pan. Bake for about 1 hour. Start checking at 50 minutes, continuing to check in 5 minute intervals. Bake until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
- Cool at least 10 minutes in loaf pan, then turn out onto wire rack to let cool completely before cutting.
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