Banana Bread
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- Serves 12
Recipe Provided By: Martha Stewart
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1. Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter, at room temperature, plus more for pan
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 1/2 cups unbleached flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup mashed very ripe bananas
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans
Nutrition Info
Per Serving
- Calories: 273 kcal
- Carbohydrates: 34 g
- Dietary Fiber: 1 g
- Fat: 14 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Sugars: 20 g
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2. Cooking Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Butter a 9-by-5-by-3-inch loaf pan; set aside. In an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, and beat to incorporate.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt. Add to the butter mixture, and mix until just combined. Add bananas, sour cream, and vanilla; mix to combine. Stir in nuts, and pour into prepared pan.
- Bake until a cake tester inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, about 1 hour 10 minutes. Let rest in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a rack to cool.
Yield: 12 servings
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Moist and Easy
Beatle Babe - April 21, 2007 05:06:43 PM PSTThis recipe made a very basic and delicious banana bread.......simple and straightforward. Since my husband has an allergy to nuts, I left them out........but rest assured that it made no difference in the finished product. The sour cream addition is an interesting way to add richness and moisture, but did not alter the taste that you expect from a banana bread. I recommend this highly as an impressive bread for even a beginning cook.
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Easy and Wonderful
Cristina A - October 2, 2007 01:24:00 PM PSTI have an allergy to nuts as well so I left those out. The bread was moist and delicious!! For a healthy kick I used whole wheat flour, still moist and still delicious. This was the first bread I ever baked and everyone was impressed.
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delicioso
BaddaBing! - July 30, 2007 03:43:24 PM PSTI did not feel like going to the store for the sour cream so I replaced it with vanilla yougurt and it came out great! Also I added twice the walnuts because thats the way I roll.
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It was wonderful!
yvana p - June 11, 2007 03:16:54 PM PSTI am new at baking yet this bread came out delicious! The recipe is really simple, and the end result is just great. Just like the first reviewer, I left the nuts out...no problem with the taste. My husband loved it ~ I am now debating between making a strawberry bread for the first time or making this banana bread again! It was just great.
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Easy Peasy
aylah - May 6, 2008 07:40:41 AM PSTExcellent basic recipe. I like to add a dash of vanilla and cinnamon for extra zing!
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