best buttermilk banana bread

Name: Best Buttermilk Banana Bread
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 1 h
Ingredients: 1 3/4 cup(s) all purpose flour; 1 3/4 cup(s) whole wheat flour; 1 3/4 cup(s) sugar; 1 teaspoon(s) salt; 2 teaspoon(s) baking soda; 1 teaspoon(s) baking powder; 1 teaspoon(s) cinnamon; 1/8 teaspoon(s) nutmeg; 2 cup(s) bananas, mashed; 4 - eggs; 3/4 cup(s) butter, melted; 2/3 cup(s) buttermilk; 1 teaspoon(s) vanilla extract; 1 cup(s) pecans, toasted and chopped (optional)

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Heather Cobden

Hinesburg, VT

Updated on Oct 2, 2012

This is the best banana bread I've ever eaten and it's the buttermilk that is the secret. When my kids see that our bananas are past their prime, they ask me to make a loaf of this fantastic bread!

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prep time 10 Min

cook time 1 Hr

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yield makes 2 loaves

Ingredients

1 3/4 cups all purpose flour
1 3/4 cups whole wheat flour
1 3/4 cups sugar
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
2 cups bananas, mashed
4 - eggs
3/4 cup butter, melted
2/3 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup pecans, toasted and chopped (optional)

How To Make best buttermilk banana bread

Step 1

Preheat oven to 325°F. Prepare two 9x5-inch loaf pans.

Step 2

Combine dry ingredients (first 8 ingredients) in a large bowl.
Step 3

Combine wet ingredients (next 5 ingredients) in a medium bowl.
Step 4

Pour wet ingredients into dry ingredients and combine just until flour is moistened. Add nuts if using and combine (do not overmix).
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