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August 31, 2011
Nana's Banana Bread
Old-Fashioned Breads
Prep time:
15 minutesBake time :
1 hour 15 minutes“Everybody in the neighborhood wanted Nana's recipe for banana bread!”
Ingredients
Serves 16
- 5 tablespoons butter
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2 egg whites
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups mashed, very ripe bananas
- 1 3/4 cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 1/3 cup chopped walnuts
Directions
1
Preheat oven to 350F. Spray bottom only of 9 x 5 x 3-inch loaf pan with nonstick cooking spray.
2
Beat butter in large bowl with an electric mixer set at medium speed until light and fluffy. Add granulated sugar and brown sugar; beat well. Add egg, egg whites and vanilla; beat until well blended. Add mashed banana, and beat on high speed 30 seconds.
3
Combine flour, baking soda, salt and baking powder in medium bowl. Add flour mixture to butter mixture alternately with cream, ending with flour mixture. Add walnuts to batter; mix well.
4
Pour batter evenly into prepared loaf pan. Bake until browned and toothpick inserted near center comes out clean, about 1 hour 15 minutes.
5
Cool bread in pan on wire rack 10 minutes. Remove bread from pan; cool completely on wire rack. Slice and serve with butter and jam.
Variations(1)
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Toni's Nana's Banana Bread
Created by Toni Ciocco on Sep 10, 2012
Reviews(2)
Grandma's secret tip
Grandma's secret tip
Nana always thought that quick breads tasted better the day after they're baked. So as soon as the loaf was cool, she would wrap it up in plastic wrap and leave it out on the counter overnight to let the flavors develop. The next morning she would slice it and serve it for breakfast with butter and her own homemade jam.
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I have tried a lot of banana bread recipes. This one is the absolute best. I will not use any other recipe.
I've been making this recipe for years and wouldn't think of switching to any other recipe. I have yet to come across a better tasting banana bread - anywhere! This one goes all the way!