Happy Wednesday! WOW what a week. I am pretty excited to see the holiday around the corner for tomorrow. I had a lot of fun this week especially the blogging aspect of it. Despite the fact that work and zestycook.com consumes a large majority of my waking day… I love it! No complaints from being busy over here. Do you like being busy?
Today, I thought I would share with you my take of a classic bread - Banana Bread! One of my all-time favorite loafs and a great way to use ripened bananas.
Every now and again I feel the need to add some nuts to my Banana Bread recipe for a different texture and flavor combination. With this loaf I chose the “Walnut”.
Ingredients
- 2 Cups all-purpose flour
- 1 Tsp. baking soda
- 1/4 Tsp. salt
- 1/2 Cup butter
- 1 Cup white sugar
- 2 Eggs, beaten
- 4 Mashed overripe bananas
- 1/4 Cup walnuts
Method
- Preheat Oven to 350°.
- Lightly grease a 9×5 inch loaf pan.
- In a large bowl, cream together butter and white sugar.
- In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt.
- Stir in eggs and mashed bananas until well blended, then toss in the walnuts.
- Stir banana mixture into flour mixture; stir just to moisten.
- Pour batter into prepared loaf pan.
- Bake at 350 for 55-60 minutes until a toothpick inserted into center of the loaf comes out clean.
- Let bread cool in pan for a bit, then flip it out onto a wire rack.
- ENJOY!
Zesty Tip: When bananas are on their last leg on your counter, a great place to store them for either smoothies or baking is in the freezer. They freeze very well and it will help prolong their useful life.
I hope you get some time in the near future to try this banana bread. As I mentioned earlier, it is one of my favorite loafs to make and eat. A slight problem is that I tend to eat the whole loaf. I especially love the two end pieces. Do you like the end pieces?
Holiday is upon us… any big plans for you? I hope you have fun with whatever you choose to do and I will see you back here on Friday!
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Take care
zesty
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Classic!! And yes, I like the end pieces
I wish I could reach through the screen and grab a piece! The end pieces are my favorite!
I love the ends of banana bread
I’m going to visit family this weekend and am super excited!
Looks great! We’d be good together. You could have the two end pieces and I could have the rest!!!
I love the end pieces! It’s a good thing there are only 2 ends..hahah.
I love the end pieces of breads like that… and baking it in an 8×8 or 9×9 pan makes for MORE end pieces!! Great recipe!
Mmm, I could go for that right now for breakfast! Looks delicious!
I love toasting the bread..especially the end pieces and slathering it with butter. Sooo good.
Really, Zesty?! I wasn’t the slightest bit hungry until I just clicked on this post. That bread looks to-die-for. Yummm!
Kaneil, balanceisbest
I have 4 ripe bananas at home. Guess what I’m doing this weekend!
Yum! I’m always looking for different BB recipes.
i love the ends! and holy butter! those buttery slices in the pictures are to die for.
The end pieces are the best part! Your recipe looks fantastic.
The banana bread looks really good. I really enjoy a good banana bread – but like to add raisins. As for the end pieces, love them on regular breads but sweet breads – give me the middle, moist, and soft any time.
This may sound silly, but where’s the walnut in the walnut bread?
@Jonah – Oh my that is not a silly question. I forgot to add the walnuts in the recipe. I just updated it now. My apologies. Thanks for pointing that out.
zesty
Hi Zesty, I am trying to cut out or at least cut down on my white sugar intake. Your recipe calls for 1 cup, can you help me come up with a healthier substitution? I am pleased that your recipe didn’t have any oil in it, I have learned to substitute apple sauce for that.
Thanks for your help. Your pics are, as always, YUMMY!
This looks yummy! I will have to try it the next time I have bananas that need to be used! I was going to ask you where the walnuts were? But I see that you corrected it! Have a great weekend! I love reading your blog!!
I need this! Too bad our bananas aren’t ripe yet…
My mom is going to love this recipe!
I love banana bread!!! Can’t wait to make it again! Great recipe!
I LOVE the ends and crusts of any type of bread! It’s the best part cuz that’s where all the BUTTER is!
Banana bread is my all time favorite quick bread. Yours looks so moist and delicious!
Always the first to grab the end pieces. Love ‘em! I haven’t made banana bread in a while. You made it sound so good!
This was a total staple growing up.
Look at that pool of butta!
you can sooo have my end pieces!!!!!!!!!!!!
I’m generally not an end person. I like the soft middle better of my loaves of bread. My sister and I are famous for avoiding the ends of the bread at all costs – we always make my dad eat them. It doesn’t work so well since I live on my own now, so I end up with bags full of ends in my freezer. HA!
Oooo looks great. I love banana breads that actually look moist. Thanks for another yummy looking treat!
Looks so moist! Amazing with the melted butter.
Delicious! I love all kinds of quick bread, especially banana. I usually like the ends of yeast breads, but not quick breads. I prefer the moist center pieces.
Great version! The texture looks perfect.
My husband has been known to hide bananas until they’re sufficiently blackened and ready for banana bread – then they turn up back in the fruit bowl…
Great looking banana bread!
Walnuts are a MUST in banana bread, and your recipe sounds perfect. I’m totally drooling over those pieces pictured with butter. And yes, I love bread “butts”
Yummmmm! I love a good banana bread!!
I like the end pieces but I LOVE the more moist center best. Funny thing, I don’t think I’ve ever put walnuts in a loaf of banana bread that I’ve made. I think that needs to change. This one looks beyond delicious.
Yummmm!….i love the combination of bananas and walnuts!…have to try it this afternoon for Tea.
I just finished putting the mixture in the oven. Can’t wait to try it. I haven’t made banana bread in a long time.
This one is my favourite..I have book marked it.
Would I need to make any alterations to recipe if I want to make muffins instead of a loaf of bread?
OK When does the sugar/butter mix get combined with the rest of the ingredients?
and can the sugar be substituted by any of the sweeteners: Truvia, Splenda etc
@koop – yes you could sub in the sweetners – you may just get a slightly different result. ie. maybe lighter etc.
dear sir
make it like burger buns and enjoy more crispy, crunchy,chewy surface like ends
Interesting Idea Raj, I will try that.
Just looking through archives and now I am totally craving this.
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