Description
Delicious banana walnut bread with a soft and moist texture and crunchy chopped walnuts (10 inch / 25 cm loaf pan – 10 servings)
Ingredients
- 3 ripe bananas (about 350 g)
- 115 g (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
- 100 g (1/2 cup) granulated sugar
- 50 g (1/3 cup) brown sugar
- 2 eggs, room temperature
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 120 ml (1/2 cup) buttermilk or plain yogurt
- 200 g (1 1/2 cups) all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon (optional)
- 100 g (1 cup) chopped walnuts or pecans
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F / 180°C and line a 10-inch / 25 cm loaf pan with parchment paper.
- Mash the bananas with a fork until mostly smooth with a few small lumps.
- In a large bowl, mix butter and sugars with an electric mixer for 2 minutes until creamy.
- Add eggs and vanilla and mix until combined.
- Add buttermilk and mashed bananas and mix again.
- Add flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and walnuts, then gently fold with a spatula until smooth.
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 45–55 minutes until golden.
- Check doneness with a toothpick inserted in the center, it should come out clean or with crumbs.
- Let cool in the pan before removing and slicing.
Notes
Storage: Store at room temperature up to 3 days in an airtight container.
Tips:
- Use very ripe bananas for better flavor
- Do not overmix after adding flour
- Use room temperature eggs
- Chop walnuts small for even texture
- Check baking early to keep it moist
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: bread, cake,loaf
- Method: baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 333
- Sugar: 20.1 g
- Sodium: 273.2 mg
- Fat: 17.5 g
- Carbohydrates: 40.5 g
- Protein: 5.7 g
- Cholesterol: 63.3 mg