Our Favorite Banana Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• 2/3 cup butter, softened
• 1 1/3 cups sugar
• 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 1 1/2 cups bananas, mashed
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1 cup walnuts, chopped

Recipe

• 1 cream butter; gradually add sugar, beating with a mixer at medium speed.
• 2 combine flour with baking powder, baking soda, and salt, stirring well.
• 3 combine eggs, banana, and sour cream; stir well.
• 4 add flour to creamed mixture, alternately with banana mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture. mix until blended after each addition; stir in walnuts.
• 5 pour batter into greased and floured 9 x 5 x 3-inch loaf pan.
• 6 bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour and 15 minutes or until a wooden pck inserted in center comes out clean. (shield with aluminum foil to prevent excessive browning.).
• 7 let cool completely on a wire rack. yield 1 loaf.