{"id":4323,"date":"2009-06-07T21:00:31","date_gmt":"2009-06-08T02:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/boydsnest.org\/news\/?p=4323"},"modified":"2010-09-26T21:10:11","modified_gmt":"2010-09-27T02:10:11","slug":"buttery-banana-walnut-bread","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/boydsnest.org\/news\/2009\/buttery-banana-walnut-bread\/","title":{"rendered":"Buttery Banana-Walnut Bread"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’ve been looking for the perfect banana bread for a few years now, and I think I may have found it. <\/p>\n

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p{color:gray}. Photo: We didn’t actually eat this bread in the backyard, but it sure photographed better there.<\/p>\n

I don’t mind using oil for my banana bread (or “muffins”:\/news\/2008\/banana-butterscotch-muffins\/), but I’m glad to have discovered a great recipe that incorporates buttery goodness. I confess that I totally misread the original recipe and used twice as much butter as needed, but with a few modifications, it turned out amazing. And spreading a little honey-butter on top makes it a pretty fabulous treat, although not for everyday healthful eating. In the future, I might be convinced to reduce the butter a bit — but not today!<\/p>\n

h3. Banana-Walnut Bread<\/p>\n

1½ c butter (three sticks), softened
\n3 c all-purpose flour
\n2 t baking powder
\n1 t salt
\n1 t baking soda
\n1½ c sugar
\n4 eggs
\n3 c mashed very ripe bananas (about 6 medium)*
\n1 c chopped toasted walnuts (optional)<\/p>\n

Preheat oven to 350°. Line two 9x5x3 loaf pans with parchment paper at the bottom; butter parchment (or spray with cooking spray), set aside.<\/p>\n

In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda. <\/p>\n

In an electric mixer, beat butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition. Alternately add flour mixture in three parts and banana in two: flour, banana, flour, banana, flour. Mix until just combined. Stir in walnuts, if desired, with a rubber spatula.<\/p>\n

Divide batter evenly between two loaf pans. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with only a few moist crumbs attached, about 55-60 minutes. Let cool 10 minutes in pan, then turn out of pan, peel off parchment, and let cool completely on a wire rack. Bread can be stored, wrapped tightly in plastic, at room temperature up to two days. <\/p>\n

_*When I have bananas in the house that are getting overripe, I toss them, whole, into the freezer. If you thaw them in the freezer the night before you plan to bake, they’ll be good to go. The skins get a little brown, but that’s no big deal._<\/p>\n

h3. Honey-Cinnamon Butter<\/p>\n

1 stick butter, softened
\n1 T honey
\n¼ t cinnamon
\n¼ t vanilla extract<\/p>\n

Mix the softened butter together with honey, cinnamon, and vanilla. Plop artfully into a small bowl and serve alongside banana bread.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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