Perfect Banana Bread
Banana bread-lovers will adore this super-moist banana bread loaf, that's full of toasty nuts, and lots of banana flavor! This truly is the "perfect" banana bread.
Servings 2 loaves (16 slices each)
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup coconut sugar or brown sugar
- 1/2 cup butter softened
- 2 large eggs
- 4 large bananas mashed (about 2 cups)
- 1/3 cup buttermilk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups white whole wheat flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 3/4 cup chopped pecans or walnuts
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F. Lightly grease two 9-in loaf pans. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, whisk sugar and butter until smooth. Beat in eggs, mashed banana, buttermilk, and vanilla until incorporated.
- In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon. Add dry mixture to liquid, gently stirring until just combined. Fold in chopped nuts.
- Evenly spread batter into prepared pans and smooth tops. Bake banana bread at 350F 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in middle comes out clean. Cool bread in pans on a wire cooling rack 1 hour before removing from pans.
Notes
Store bread in an airtight container at room temperature up to 2 days. Bread may be frozen up to 2 months.