indescribably delicious banana bread

Name: Indescribably Delicious Banana Bread
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: ## BREAD BATTER; 1 cup(s) butter; 1 1/2 cup(s) sugar; 2 - eggs; 4 - very ripe bananas; 1 teaspoon(s) vanilla; 1 teaspoon(s) salt; 2/3 cup(s) buttermilk; 1 1/2 teaspoon(s) baking soda; 2 cup(s) flour; ## TOPPING; 1 cup(s) chopped pecans (note: i toast mine.); 3/4 cup(s) dark brown sugar; 6 tablespoon(s) butter; 1/3 cup(s) milk

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Kimberly S

Aggieland, TX

Updated on Nov 8, 2012

Banana bread was one of the few things my mother made from scratch, and I loved hers. Sadly, I lost her recipe, so my daughter and I went in search of a new one, one grandmother-worthy. I wish I could remember in which cookbook we found this one. All I know is that this has become our family standard, worthy of its name.

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BREAD BATTER
1 cup butter
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 - eggs
4 - very ripe bananas
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon salt
2/3 cup buttermilk
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
2 cups flour
TOPPING
1 cup chopped pecans (note: i toast mine.)
3/4 cup dark brown sugar
6 tablespoons butter
1/3 cup milk

How To Make indescribably delicious banana bread

Step 1

In a large mixing bowl, cream together butter and sugar.

Step 2

In a medium-size bowl, mash bananas. Beat eggs; add to bananas along with vanilla and buttermilk. Mix well, then add to mixture in the large mixing bowl.
Step 3

In a third bowl, sift together flour, salt, and baking soda. (Confession: I never sift them, and I don't dirty a third bowl.) Add to banana mixture; mix well.
Step 4

Grease and flour 2 large loaf pans or 4 - 5 mini loaf pans. Distribute batter evenly amongst them.
Step 5

Bake at 350 degrees F until bread pulls away from the sides: 45 - 50 minutes for a large loaf; 30 minutes for a mini loaf. DON'T OVERCOOK!
Step 6

About 10 minutes before the bread is done, begin making the topping. In a 1-quart saucepan over medium heat, melt 6 Tbs. butter. Stir in the brown sugar and milk. Cook until very syrupy. Stir frequently, if not constantly.
Step 7

Remove syrup from heat. Stir in nuts. Pour over warm cooked bread, spreading topping to all corners. Broil until brown and bubbly, about 1 minute.
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