banana bread

Name: Banana Bread
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h
Yield: 8
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 - eggs; 2 cup(s) flour; 1 cup(s) sugar; 1 cup(s) mashed banana; 1/2 cup(s) butter; 1/2 cup(s) pecans (or walnuts); 1 teaspoon(s) baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon(s) salt; ## STREUSEL-NUT-TOPPING (IF DESIRED); 1/4 cup(s) brown sugar, packed; 3 tablespoon(s) flour; 2 tablespoon(s) butter; 1/2 cup(s) pecans (or walnuts)

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Sara Andrea

Eugene, OR

Updated on Sep 6, 2015

This is a recipe passed down for generations. I added the topping just a few years ago ;) Banana bread - always a pleaser!

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prep time 20 Min

cook time 1 Hr

method Bake

yield 8 serving(s)

Ingredients

2 - eggs
2 cups flour
1 cup sugar
1 cup mashed banana
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup pecans (or walnuts)
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
STREUSEL-NUT-TOPPING (IF DESIRED)
1/4 cup brown sugar, packed
3 tablespoons flour
2 tablespoons butter
1/2 cup pecans (or walnuts)

How To Make banana bread

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease bottom and 1/2 inch up the side of your loaf pan.

Step 2

In a large bowl combine flour, sugar, salt, and baking soda.
Step 3

In a small bowl cream eggs and butter. Then beat in banana with mixer. Add egg mixture to flour mixture. Combine, then fold in nuts.
Step 4

Bake for 1 hour. Note: Check at about 40 minutes, if your loaf is browning too quickly put a foil tent over the top.
Step 5

STREUSEL-NUT-TOPPING Combine 1/4 cup packed brown sugar and 3 tablespoons flour. Using a pastry blender cut in 2 tablespoons butter. Stir in 1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans. Put over top of batter.
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