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    Best Ever Banana Bread

    Dec 28, 2009 · 15 Comments

    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 tsp vanilla
    2 ½ cups all purpose flour
    1 tsp baking soda
    1 cup chopped nuts

    Preheat oven 350 degrees:

    Butter bottoms of 2 (8×8 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 tsp 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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    Check out this recipe at HalfHourMeals!

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    1. A Year on the Grill says

      28/12/2009 at 7:26 pm

      loving this… and i have a bunch of over ripe bananas as we speak!

      Reply
    2. tahtimbo says

      28/12/2009 at 8:45 pm

      I am SO making this! I will be bookmarking this recipe for future use…but not too future 😉

      Reply
    3. Stacie says

      28/12/2009 at 11:10 pm

      This sounds really good. I am going to have to try it. I love cream cheese frosting.

      Reply
    4. Cinnamon-Girl Reeni♥ says

      29/12/2009 at 2:36 am

      This looks so scrumptious! Moist and delicious with the cream cheese frosting! Yummy!

      Reply
    5. Velva says

      29/12/2009 at 4:00 am

      I love this! I think it is the frosting that sends this recipe over the top. I have eaten so much banana bread without frosting that I have forgotten how absolutely delicious it is with it! This is a great recipe. Thanks for sharing. I am saving this one.

      Reply
    6. Michelle says

      29/12/2009 at 8:04 am

      My husband loves Banana Bread but since he’s diabetic I don’t make it much any more. However, for New Years I’m thinking I’ll make him a mini loaf just for him!

      Reply
    7. Joanne says

      29/12/2009 at 1:59 pm

      Banana bread is the best. I love the buttermilk you put in it. I’ve got some bananas in my freezer…

      Reply
    8. A Year on the Grill says

      29/12/2009 at 4:14 pm

      I made this yesterday !!!

      It was indeed the best i have ever had!!!

      http://yearonthegrill.blogspot.com/2009/12/banana-bread-best-youve-ever-had-and.html

      Reply
    9. Gulmohar says

      29/12/2009 at 11:46 pm

      Fabulous..love banana bread and I should try this version soon…Thanks Catherine 🙂

      Reply
    10. Angie's Recipes says

      30/12/2009 at 6:44 am

      Banana bread with a cup of hot tea would make a great breakfast!
      Yours looks scrumptious!

      Reply
    11. d'kitchen says

      30/12/2009 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
    12. vickie says

      06/01/2010 at 5:24 pm

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

      Reply
    13. nisha says

      12/01/2010 at 2:59 am

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

      Reply
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