Banana Bread

  • Prep Time 15 min
  • Total 2 hr 30 min
  • Servings 24
  • Ingredients 10

Ingredients

  • 1 1/4 cups sugar
  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 1/2 cups mashed very ripe bananas (3 to 4 medium)
  • 1/2 cup buttermilk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 1/2 cups Gold Medal™ All-Purpose Flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup chopped nuts, if desired

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Move oven rack to low position so that tops of pans will be in center of oven. Heat oven to 350°F. Grease bottoms only of 2 loaf pans, 8 1/2x4 1/2x2 1/2 inches, or 1 loaf pan, 9x5x3 inches.
  • Step 
    2
    Mix sugar and butter in large bowl. Stir in eggs until well blended.
  • Step 
    3
    Add bananas, buttermilk and vanilla. Beat until smooth.
  • Step 
    4
    Stir in flour, baking soda and salt just until moistened. Stir in nuts. Pour into pans.
  • Step 
    5
    Bake 8-inch loaves about 1 hour, 9-inch loaf about 1 1/4 hours, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes. Loosen sides of loaves from pans; remove from pans and place top side up on wire rack. Cool completely, about 2 hours, before slicing.
  • Step 
    6
    Serve with butter, if desired. Tightly wrap bread and store at room temperature up to 4 days, or refrigerate up to 10 days.

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