Banana Nut bread

[wilderness]

Banana Bread
Recipe courtesy Emeril Lagasse, 2003

Recipe Summary Difficulty: Medium Prep Time: 20 minutes
Inactive Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
Yield: 1 loaf
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10 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon butter
1 cup mashed ripe bananas (about 2 large bananas)
1/2 cup sour cream
2 large eggs

1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla

2 cups cake flour

3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar

1 teaspoon baking soda

3/4 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 cup toasted, chopped walnuts

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Lightly grease a 9 1/4 by 5 1/4 by 2 1/2-inch loaf pan with 1 teaspoon of the butter. Puree the bananas, sour cream, eggs and vanilla in a food processor.
Sift the cake flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder and salt into the bowl of an electric mixer fixed with a whisk attachment. Add the remaining 10 tablespoons butter and mix on medium-low speed until blended, about 30 seconds. Add the banana mixture in 3 batches, scraping the sides of the bowl and mixing on medium speed between each addition. Fold in the nuts.

Pour into the loaf pan. Bake until lightly browned and bread bounces back to the touch, about 1 hour 10 minutes. Remove from the oven and cool for 10 minutes before turning out onto wire rack to cool completely.

Episode#: EE2D17

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I make this in the little loaf pans.  I use 2 ice cream scoops in each pan.  Bake 25 minutes.  Be careful not to over bake.  You might want to use a little more.  AS I recall the pan should be a little more than half full.  It freezes well.

Bet

[cooktocook]

Looks good Bet.  Thank you for sharing.

Lori

[tamaralynn]

Thanks!!

[wilderness]

Now after seeing banana bread being mentioned I have an urge to go pull some out of the freezer.  I also have bananas in the freezer to make more.  Hope if you try it you enjoy it.

Bet

[almonds]

Banana bread is a favorite around here. I usually don't put nuts in it because there are some non-nut fans here! I have a recipe that my grandmother and mother made since I was growing up but the one posted here has sour cream in it and sour cream just adds so much to breads so this one will become our next banana bread.

Banana bread also makes fantastic French Toast several days after it's been hanging around.

Chocolate chips are also a great addition to banana bread and often what I use in place of the nuts.

[wilderness]

Almonds, I like quick bread recipes with sour cream as they seem to be much more moist.  Hope you like it.

Bet