Easy-to-Make Banana Nut Bread

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This easy-to-make Banana Nut Bread is bursting with rich banana flavor and loaded with sweet, nutty goodness. It's the perfect treat for breakfast or an afternoon snack!

Prep Time10

Cook Time40

Total Time50

Course: Breakfast, Snack

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Calories: 201kcal

Author: Blissful Foods Plus

Equipment

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
¼ tsp baking soda
1 pinch salt
1 cup granulated sugar
½ cup vegetable oil
2 large eggs
1½ tsp vanilla extract
4 ripe bananas (mashed) equals about 1⅓ cups
1 cup walnuts (chopped coarsely)

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 ℉.
Butter two loaf pans, bottom and up the sides, and set aside. For a little extra sweetness and crustiness, shake and distribute 1-2 tablespoons of sugar in the greased pan. Rotate the pan around to allow sugar to attached to greased surface of pan.
Measure out 1 cup of walnuts into a bowl and coarsely chop them and set aside
In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
In a large mixing bowl whisk together the sugar, oil, eggs and vanilla extract. Add the mashed bananas and stir gently to combine. Add the flour mixture and stir until completely blended. Fold in the chopped nuts.
Divide mixture evenly in the two loaf pans. Bake for 45-50 minutes or until a cake tester or toothpick inserted into the center of each loaf comes out clean. Allow each loaf to sit in pan to cool for 10 minutes. After 10 minutes turn out onto a wire cooling rack to finish cooling. Cake can be stored at room temperature for up to 5 days if tightly wrapped in plastic wrap. Allow to completely cool before wrapping in plastic wrap. To store in the freezer wrap tightly twice with plastic wrap, then in aluminum foil before placing in freezer. Will last 3 months in the freezer.

Notes

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