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The Best Damn Banana Bread In The World
8/5/10 10:49 pmFlour's Banana Nut Bread
Ingredients
* 1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
* 1 teaspoon baking soda
* 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar
* 2 eggs
* 1/2 cup oil
* 3 1/2 bananas, very ripe, mashed
* 2 tablespoons creme fraiche, sour cream, or vanilla ice cream
* 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
* 2/3 cup walnuts or pecans, toasted and chopped
Directions
Set oven to 350 degrees F. Line the bottom of a loaf pan with parchment paper.
Sift together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. Beat sugar and eggs with a whisk until light and fluffy, about 10 minutes, or with a mixer about 4 minutes. Drizzle in oil. Add mashed bananas, creme fraiche, and vanilla. Fold in dry ingredients and nuts. Pour into a lined loaf pan and bake for about 1 hour to 1 hr 15 min.
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Flour Bakery and Cafe is a Boston restaurant, and I have to say this is the best banana nut bread I've ever put in my mouth. You can lower the calories by reducing the oil to 1/4 cup and adding 1/4 cup applesauce.
I didn't have any creme fraiche or sour cream, but I did have Breyer's French Vanilla ice cream, so I used 2 tablespoons of that. Also cut the vanilla in half, because I use Rodelle's vanilla, which is much stronger and tastier. I used chopped pecans because I had those in the freezer.
The recipe originally said bake for 45 min to an hour, but it was still liquidy in the middle at 1 hour. The extra 15 min gave a moist crumb and a delicious brown crust.
This bread is moist, delectable, and you don't have to get a big ol' slice in order to feel satisfied. You can cut back on the amount of banana you put in, but really, if you don't want a pronounced banana taste, why in the heck are you making banana bread?
Try it and see if you don't agree. Lorri Sue LouAnne gives it 2 thumbs up. I'm putting y'all on notice now, I'm going to be making this for Christmas care packages, so you better let me know if you don't like banana nut bread, in which case you'll get the standard chocolate chip cookies.
Ingredients
* 1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
* 1 teaspoon baking soda
* 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
* 1/2 teaspoon salt
* 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar
* 2 eggs
* 1/2 cup oil
* 3 1/2 bananas, very ripe, mashed
* 2 tablespoons creme fraiche, sour cream, or vanilla ice cream
* 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
* 2/3 cup walnuts or pecans, toasted and chopped
Directions
Set oven to 350 degrees F. Line the bottom of a loaf pan with parchment paper.
Sift together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. Beat sugar and eggs with a whisk until light and fluffy, about 10 minutes, or with a mixer about 4 minutes. Drizzle in oil. Add mashed bananas, creme fraiche, and vanilla. Fold in dry ingredients and nuts. Pour into a lined loaf pan and bake for about 1 hour to 1 hr 15 min.
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Flour Bakery and Cafe is a Boston restaurant, and I have to say this is the best banana nut bread I've ever put in my mouth. You can lower the calories by reducing the oil to 1/4 cup and adding 1/4 cup applesauce.
I didn't have any creme fraiche or sour cream, but I did have Breyer's French Vanilla ice cream, so I used 2 tablespoons of that. Also cut the vanilla in half, because I use Rodelle's vanilla, which is much stronger and tastier. I used chopped pecans because I had those in the freezer.
The recipe originally said bake for 45 min to an hour, but it was still liquidy in the middle at 1 hour. The extra 15 min gave a moist crumb and a delicious brown crust.
This bread is moist, delectable, and you don't have to get a big ol' slice in order to feel satisfied. You can cut back on the amount of banana you put in, but really, if you don't want a pronounced banana taste, why in the heck are you making banana bread?
Try it and see if you don't agree. Lorri Sue LouAnne gives it 2 thumbs up. I'm putting y'all on notice now, I'm going to be making this for Christmas care packages, so you better let me know if you don't like banana nut bread, in which case you'll get the standard chocolate chip cookies.
