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banana nut loaf on cutting board next to butter dish
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Jo's Banana Nut Bread

A perfect snack!
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time45 minutes
Total Time1 hour 5 minutes
Course: Snack
Cuisine: American
Keyword: banana nut bread
Servings: 10
Calories: 224kcal
Author: A. JoAnn

Ingredients

  • 3 bananas, ripe
  • ¾ c. soft butter or 2/3 c. vegetable oil
  • ½ c. sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 c. flour
  • 1 tsp. baking powder
  • ½ tsp. baking soda
  • ½ tsp. salt
  • 1 tsp. vanilla You can also use butter flavor extract
  • ¾ c. coarsely chopped walnuts or pecans
  • 1 T. turbinado sugar (optional)

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Spray pan with cooking spray.
  • Mash bananas into mixing bowl. Beat in softened butter or oil.
  • Add in sugar, then eggs. Beat well.
  • Sift together dry ingredients, then beat into batter.
  • Stir nuts into batter, then pour batter into pan.
  • Sprinkle turbinado sugar on top.
  • Bake for 45-50 minutes.
  • Cool about 15 minutes, then remove from loaf pan and cool thoroughly before slicing.

Notes

The turbinado sugar sprinkled on top enhances the sweetness of the banana without adding a lot of sugar as in a typical banana bread recipe.