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Betty Crocker Banana Bread

10/07/2009 Filed Under Breads 14 Comments

There’s nothing sweeter than the aroma of fresh baked banana bread throughout the house on Sunday morning. It’s a perfect addition to your weekend breakfast menu and stores beautifully for up to 10 days to enjoy throughout the rest of the week.

Ingredients You’ll Need:

  • 1 1/4 cups sugar
  • 1/2 cup butter, softened
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 1/2 cups mashed very ripe bananas (3 to 4 medium)
  • 1/2 cup buttermilk
  • 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
  • 2 1/2 cups Gold Medal® all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt

banana bread ingredients

Let’s Get Baking!

Step 1 – Move oven rack to low position so that tops of pans will be in center of oven. Preheat your oven to 350°F. Spray the bottom of a 9 inch loaf pan.

Step 2 – Mix sugar and butter in large bowl. Stir in eggs until well blended.

banana bread ingredients eggs

Step 3 – Add bananas, buttermilk and vanilla. Beat until smooth.

banana bread buttermilk

banana bread smashed bananas

Step 4 – Stir in flour, baking soda and salt just until moistened. Stir in nuts. Pour into pans.

banana bread loaf pan
Step 5 – Bake 9-inch loaf about 1 hour 20 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

banana bread baked loaf

Step 6 – Cool 10 minutes and loosen sides of loaves from pans, remove from pans and place top side up on wire rack. Cool completely, about 2 hours, before slicing.

betty crocker logoThis recipe is a slightly modified version of Betty Crocker’s Banana Bread Recipe. For more ingredient ideas and nutritional information please visit BettyCrocker.com

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Comments

  1. 1
    Sara Bonds @ Ordinary and Awesome says:
    10/07/2009 at 2:44 AM

    YUM! Scott and I will have to try this. We LOVE banana bread. It’s so nice for the fall too. :)

  2. 2
    Night owl Mama says:
    10/07/2009 at 2:46 AM

    Love Love Banana bread. I used to have a friiend that made them with near rotten banana’s and added chocolate chips too. Delicious.

  3. 3
    Firefly says:
    10/07/2009 at 11:45 AM

    Yummy :) it looks so good!

  4. 4
    Tammy @ LoveMy2Dogs says:
    10/08/2009 at 4:01 PM

    I love banana bread! You know what is good? Put some butter on it and then grill it. Ooo so yummy!

  5. 5
    Christine says:
    10/13/2009 at 9:18 PM

    Wow, that looks delicious, thanks for the great recipe and directions….now if the stinkin bananas would just ripen instantly

  6. 6
    Annie says:
    10/13/2009 at 9:39 PM

    WOW! this is such a fun blog! I love your photos – I am following you so I can come back and back UP!! LOVE IT, now i want some banana bread :)

  7. 7
    trisha says:
    10/13/2009 at 9:39 PM

    banana bread and pumpkin bread are my FAVORITE!!

  8. 8
    Jenna says:
    10/13/2009 at 9:40 PM

    Yum! My Grandma makes awesome banana bread!

  9. 9
    Sarah, The Ohana Mama says:
    10/13/2009 at 9:40 PM

    we LOVE banana bread and this looks easy enough for me to do! thanks!!

  10. 10
    Jessica says:
    10/13/2009 at 9:41 PM

    I am so scared to try to cook bread, maybe I will give this one a try.

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