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banana bread

(8 ratings)
savadas avatar
Recipe by
Stacey Vadas
@savadas
Crown Point, IN

I am not a huge fan of banana bread made with 1 cup of oil. It just leaves a big greasy spot on my napkin, and my arteries cringe! This recipe is one I have developed over the years, and which my husband's co-workers at the steel mill ask for. It only uses 1/3 cup of butter rather than an entire cup of oil, so it has to be a little healthier, right?? :)

(8 ratings)
cook time 1 Hr
method Bake

Ingredients For banana bread

  • 3 or 4
    ripe bananas, mashed
  • 1/3 c
    melted butter
  • 1/2 c
    granulated sugar
  • 1/2 c
    firmly packed brown sugar
  • 2
    eggs, beaten
  • 1 tsp
    pure vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp
    baking soda
  • 1 tsp
    cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp
    cloves
  • 1/2 tsp
    nutmeg
  • 1/4 tsp
    ginger
  • 1/2 tsp
    salt
  • 1/2 c
    walnut pieces
  • 1 1/2 c
    flour

How To Make banana bread

  • 1
    Preheat oven to 350 degrees. With a wooden spoon, mix butter into the mashed bananas in a large mixing bowl. Mix in the sugars, eggs, vanilla extract, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, ginger, salt and walnut pieces. Add the flour last, and mix just until combined.
  • 2
    Pour into a greased and lightly floured 8" or 9" loaf pan. Bake for one hour, checking at 50 minutes and every 5 minutes after that (since ovens can vary greatly, espcially when baking breads). Enjoy!
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