Beth's Banana Bread
A very basic but good banana bread recipe made with buttermilk. This is basically a half batch of the original Betty Crocker recipe.
Servings 8
Ingredients
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter softened (60 grams) -- margarine okay too
- ½ cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar 120 grams
- 1 large egg
- 1 ½ bananas mashed or ¾ cup mashed bananas (170 grams)
- ¼ cup buttermilk
- ½ teaspoon vanilla
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour 160 grams
- ½ cup chopped nuts if desired
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour an 8x4 inch loaf pan.
- In a mixing bowl, beat together the butter and sugar.
- Add the egg and beat until light and fluffy, then add bananas, buttermilk and vanilla and stir until smooth. Batter may look curdled at this point.
- Thoroughly whisk or sift together the baking soda, salt and flour, then gradually add the flour mixture to the batter and stir with a rubber scraper until incorporated. Add nuts if using.
- Pour into pan and smooth to edges. Bake for 45 minutes, and if banana bread isn't done continue baking for another 15 or so. Bread is done when a skewer or pick inserted comes out clean.
Notes
This recipe is adapted from the Betty Crocker tried and true recipe.
