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Ingredients
| all-purpose flour (unsifted): 2 cups |
| baking powder: 1 tsp |
| baking soda: 1/2 tsp |
| salt: 1/2 tsp |
| unsalted butter: 1/2 cup (softened) |
| granulated sugar: 1 cup |
| eggs: 2 (large) |
| vanilla extract: 1 tsp |
| bananas (mashed): 1 1/2 cups (ripe) |
| whole plain yogurt: 1/2 cup |
| walnuts (chopped): 1 cup |
My Favorite Banana Bread
Credit: Food.com
User rating:
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Prep Time
20 min -
Cook Time
70 min -
Servings
16 serving(s)
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- Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Grease a 9x5 inch bread pan with a piece of bunched up wax paper.
- Put a little flour in the pan, then tilt and tap the pan to coat the sides with flour. Tap out the excess.
- Sift the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt into a mixing bowl and then set it aside.
- With an electric mixer, cream the butter in a separate bowl.
- Gradually beat in the sugar.
- One at a time, crack each egg into a small bowl and beat them into the creamed mixture.
- Blend in the vanilla extract.
- In another bowl, stir together the bananas and yogurt until well mixed.
- Blen the dry mixture and the banana mixture into the cream mixture in thirds, alternating dry and wet to help prevent the dry ingredients from clumping.
- Fold in the chopped walnuts.
- With a rubber spatula, scrape the batter into the prepared pan and smooth the top.
- Bake the bread on the center rack for 60-70 minutes, or until the top is goldent brown and a tester comes out clean.
- Cool the pan on a wire rack for 15 minutes.
- Remove the loaf from the pan and let it cool thoroughly before slicing.
- Enjoy!