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Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Banana Walnut Bread

I first made banana bread after my brothers wedding.All the bananas called for in the ritual were sent home with us and I simply didn't know what to do with all of them.We were planning a trip to Tennessee for the long weekend and I made many loaves of this bread.It sold out in a jiffy.And what is a better time to bake than the holidays.
Preparation time:75 minutes
Serves:Makes  2 loaves of bread



Ingredients:
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 large eggs at room temperature
1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
4 ripe bananas
1/2 cup oil
1/2 cups sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1/4 teaspoon salt

Procedure:
1.Preheat oven to 300 degrees Fahrenheit.
2.Sift the flour, baking powder, soda and salt and keep aside.

3.Mash the banana coarsely with a fork and keep aside.

4.Beat eggs and sugar until combined.


5.Add in the oil and vanilla extract, mix in the flour.



6.Fold in the banana mixture.Fold in the walnuts.

7.Pour into a lined loaf pans and bake on the middle rack for 55 minutes-1 hour at 350 degrees F or until toothpick inserted in middle comes out clean.




9.Transfer the loaf onto a wire rack and remove parchment paper let cool completely.Slice and serve.






Tips:
Adjust sweetness to your taste.
The mixture should be slightly thicker as compared to a cake batter because its a bread.

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