Banana Nut Bread
A lovely banana bread bursting with flavor!
Ingredients
- ½ cup butter room temperature
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 tsp nutmeg
- ⅛ tsp ground ginger
- ¼ tsp cinnamon
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 2 cups flour
- 2 cups mashed ripe bananas
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
Instructions
- Cream the butter, sugar, salt, vanilla and spices. Mix until light in color and fluffy in texture. Add the eggs and mix until fluffy.
- Sift together the baking soda and flour.
- Add the flour mixture and mashed bananas alternatively to the batter by first adding about a forth of the flour and mixing just until combined. Add one-third of the mashed banana and mix, just until blended in. Repeat this process until all the ingredients are mixed together. Do not over mix.
- Line 2 loaf pans with parchment paper and spray with cooking spray. Evenly distribute the batter between the 2 pans.
- Bake at 350°F until the center of the loaf springs back when lightly touched or when an inserted toothpick comes out clean, about 40-60 minutes.