Best Buttermilk Banana Bread

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

By Heather Cobden
@countrygoddess

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!

Rating:

★★★★★ 2 votes5

Comments:

6 Comments

Serves:

makes 2 loaves

Prep:

10 Min

Cook:

1 Hr

Ingredients

1 3/4 c

all purpose flour
1 3/4 c

whole wheat flour
1 3/4 c

sugar
1 tsp

salt
2 tsp

baking soda
1 tsp

baking powder
1 tsp

cinnamon
1/8 tsp

nutmeg
2 c

bananas, mashed
4

eggs
3/4 c

butter, melted
2/3 c

buttermilk
1 tsp

vanilla extract
1 c

pecans, toasted and chopped (optional)
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How to Make Best Buttermilk Banana Bread

Step-by-Step

Preheat oven to 325°F. Prepare two 9x5-inch loaf pans.
Combine dry ingredients (first 8 ingredients) in a large bowl.
Combine wet ingredients (next 5 ingredients) in a medium bowl.
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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