Silver Palate Cookbook Banana Bread

I always like to have bananas on hand, but for some reason, we never seem to eat them before a few start going brown.  I end up making banana bread pretty regularly, so much so that I now know the recipe by heart!   It is a simple and delicious loaf either plain or toasted with a little butter. If you want to make it in advance, it freezes very well.  Sometimes I will make two loaves at once, one plain and one with chocolate chips.  Feel free to add any extra ingredients your family enjoys.

Banana Bread

• Author: The Silver Palate Cookbook
• Prep Time: 15 min
• Cook Time: 60 min
• Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
• Category: Breakfast
• Method: Baking

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Description

If you have a few bananas that have gotten too ripe , this is the easiest recipe to make and is a huge hit with all ages.  Add Chocolate chips if you want a sweeter treat.

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Ingredients

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•  1 stick butter, room temperature
• ¾ cup granulated sugar
•  2 eggs, room temperature
• 1 cup unbleached, all purpose flour
•  1 teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon salt
•  1 cup whole wheat flour
• 3 large ripe bananas, sliced
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• optional: ½ cup walnuts, shelled and chopped
• optional: ½ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

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Instructions

1. Pre heat oven 350°F and grease a bread pan (9x5x3)
2. Sift dry ingredients together: flours, baking soda, and salt
3. In a large bowl or standing mixer, cream butter and sugar until light. Add eggs and beat until combined.
4. Add the dry ingredients, in two parts, to the creamed mixture
5. Add the bananas, vanilla and walnuts (optional), mix well
6. Pour the combined mixture into the bread pan. Tap the bread pan on the counter to release any bubbles and create a smooth top
7. Bake in the middle of the oven for 50 to 60 minutes. Remove when a cake tester comes out clean
8. Cool on wire rack

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Notes

Once cool it can be wrapped and frozen or eaten immediately.

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