Classic Banana Nut Bread
A simple and easy banana bread recipe you can make as-is or customize with different nuts, chocolate, and more.
Equipment
- Loaf Pan 9"x5" ideally
- Stand Mixer Optional but makes creaming butter and sugar faster
- Wire Rack
- Rubber Spatula
Ingredients
- 2 Cups Flour
- 1 Tsp Baking Soda
- 2 Tsp Cinnamon
- ½ Cup Butter Melted
- ½ Cup Brown Sugar
- ½ Cup White Sugar
- 2 Eggs
- ½ Cup Buttermilk
- 3 Bananas Ripe and mashed
- 1 Tsp Vanilla Extract
- 1 Cup Chopped Pecans
Instructions
- Grease the bottom of your loaf pan. If your pan is smaller, you may need more than one for the batter. Preheat your oven to 350℉.
- Combine the flour, baking soda, and cinnamon in a bowl and set aside.
- In your mixer (or by hand if you're powerful), cream together the melted butter and the sugars until it's smooth and fluffy.
- Beat in the eggs until fully mixed.
- Add in the buttermilk, bananas, and vanilla and combine.
- Add in the flour mixture and beat together until about half mixed. Add in your nuts and any other mix-ins and finish mixing.
- Pour your batter into your loaf pan and spread it out evenly.
- Bake for an hour and 20 minutes. The top should be browned and cracking. If you want, you can check the internal temperature with a thermometer; you're looking for about 205℉.
- Remove from the oven. Let the loaf cool for about five minutes, then flip it out of the loaf pan and let it cool to your ideal serving temperature.