Banana Bread recipe post Gayle here's your request

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Believe me I have tried many banana bread recipes and have never found

one that beat this. I make banana bread once a week since I always end up

with speckled ones by Thursday. It freezes well, I also make mini loaves, I

usually

double the recipe so I have a few loaves at hand in the freezer.

This recipe will make a very high 9 inch loaf pan full and you can get 2 or 3 of

the teeny loaves out of it also. If making 2 of the 8 1/2 inch loaves they are

fine but not as high as the one 9 inch, now that Big Daddy loaf really amazes

people when they see it.

 

" Banana Bread "

 

1 1/2 cups mashed ripe bananas ( 3 to 4 medium)

1 1/4 cups sugar

1/2 butter or margarine (one stick) softened

2 large eggs slightly beaten

1/2 cup buttermilk (I use the powdered buttermilk made by Saco)

1 tsp. vanilla

2 1/2 cups all purpose flour

1 tsp. baking soda

1 tsp. salt

*Optional 1 cup chopped nuts (I usually don't add them)

 

Heat oven to 350 degrees and lightly oil and flour 1 9X5 loaf pan or 2 8 1/2 X

4 1/2 loaf pans. I use the 9 X 5 and 2 little mini pans but it's up to you.

 

Mix sugar and butter in large bowl until fluffy.

Stir in eggs and blend. Add bananas, buttermilk and vanilla and beat until

smooth.

In separate bowl mix flour, salt and baking soda, stir to mix well.

Now incorporate the flour mixture into the banana mixture slowly and stir until

well blended (I use the mixer on low speed). Stir in nuts if using.

Pour into pan(s).

Bake 9 inch loaf for 1 hour 10 mins.

Bale 8 inch loaves for 50 to 60 mins.

The mini loaf pans take about 25 minutes.

Test by inserting a toothpick and making sure it comes out clean.

Cool in rack for 5 mins. and remove from pans and continue cooling.

 

 

 

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