Buttermilk Banana Bread

• Vegetarian

• Produce

  • 5 Bananas, very ripe

• Refrigerated

  • 2 Eggs

• Baking & Spices

  • 1 1/2 tsp Baking powder
  • 1 1/2 tsp Baking soda
  • 3 cups Flour
  • 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 2 cups Sugar

• Nuts & Seeds

  • 1/2 cup Pecans

• Dairy

  • 1/2 cup Butter, unsalted
  • 1 cup Buttermilk

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Description

Ingredients

• 3 cups flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans (optional)
• 2 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup buttermilk (or substitute 1 cup milk with juice of one lemon)
• 5 – 6 very ripe bananas

Directions

• Instructions Preheat oven to 300°F.  Prepare two loaf pans by buttering and lining with parchment paper. Sift or whisk flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda.  Add pecans if using, then set aside. In a separate bowl, cream sugar and butter. Mix in eggs, one at a time, then add the bananas. Add dry ingredients and buttermilk, alternating until incorporated.  Try to end with the dry ingredient addition, and be sure not to over mix. Bake in buttered loaf pans for 1 hour or until toothpick comes out clean.