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    Home » Best Ever Banana Bread

    Best Ever Banana Bread

    Written by Living the Gourmet, a trusted food and lifestyle site since 2008.

    Adapted from Gold Medal All-Purpose Flour

    Ingredients:

    1 ¼ cup sugar
    ½ cup sweet butter
    2 eggs
    1 ½ cups mashed very ripe bananas - (3-4 medium)
    ½ cup buttermilk
    1 teaspoon vanilla
    2 ½ cups all purpose flour
    1 teaspoon baking soda
    1 cup chopped nuts

    Preheat oven 350 degrees:

    Butter bottoms of 2 (8x8 inch) pans.

    In a large bowl, mix sugar and butter. Add eggs, bananas, buttermilk and vanilla: beat with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Stir in flour, baking soda and nuts just until moistened. Pour batter into pans.

    Bake 1 hour or until toothpick test inserted in center comes out clean.
    Cool before icing.

    Vanilla Cream Cheese Frosting

    Adapted from McCormick - Pure Vanilla Extract

    Ingredients:

    1 package (8 oz.) softened cream cheese
    4 tablespoons softened sweet butter
    2 tablespoons sour cream
    2 teaspoon vanilla extract
    1 box Confectioners' Sugar

    Beat cream cheese, butter, sour cream and vanilla in a large bowl until light and fluffy.
    Gradually beat in 1 box confectioners' sugar on medium speed until smooth.

    This banana bread is a perfect compliment to a cup of tea!

    Enjoy!

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    2. nisha says

      January 12, 2010 at 2:59 am

      First time here. Loved reading your recipes. Bookmarking this one to try.

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    3. vickie says

      January 06, 2010 at 5:24 pm

      I gotta try this! I bookmarked your Foodista profile to check out more later 😉

      Reply
    4. d'kitchen says

      December 30, 2009 at 10:30 pm

      oh my..how I wish I can banana bread soon....starbucks banana bread is too expensive...lol!

      thanks for sharing the recipe Cathy!

      Reply
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