Banana Nut Bread

I love simple banana bread recipes so when I saw a delicious looking Martha Stewart banana bread recipe on Wives with Knives, I was excited to get baking. My son and I had a fun time creating this bread together and he and my daughter gobbled it right up when she got home from school. It was moist and delicious with great banana flavor. Thanks for the excellent recipe Cathy.

Banana Nut Bread:
Adapted recipe and photos by For the Love of Cooking.net
Original recipe from Wives with Knives and Martha Stewart

• 1/2 cup of butter, softened
• 1 /2 cup of white sugar
• 1/2 cup of brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup of flour
• 1/2 cup of whole wheat flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 cup very ripe bananas, mashed (I used 2 bananas)
• 1/2 cup of sour cream
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 cup of pecans, chopped

Place the butter, sugar, vanilla, and eggs together in a bowl and beat with a mixer on low until creamy.

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Combine the dry ingredients in a separate bowl and mix well. Slowly add the flour mixture to the sugar mixture. Add the bananas, sour cream, and nuts, stir well to combine. Pour into a 9x5x3 loaf pan that has been coated with cooking spray. Bake for 1 hour or until a tester inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool on a rack. Slice and serve slathered with butter. Enjoy.

Click here for a printable version of this recipe - For the Love of Cooking.net