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Mamie’s Banana Bread

Prep Time 5 mins
Cook Time 1 hr
Total Time 1 hr 5 mins
Cooking Method:
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Servings: 8
Ingredients
  • 1 3/4 cup flour
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 medium ripe bananas (mashed; about 1 cup)
  • 1/2 cup oil
  • 1/3 cup buttermilk (see note)
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 cup walnuts (chopped; optional)
Instructions
  1. 1
    Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Grease and flour loaf pan.
  2. 2
    Combine dry ingredients and set aside.
  3. 3
    In separate bowl, beat eggs, bananas, oil, buttermilk and vanilla together.
    If substitute needed for buttermilk, place 1 teaspoon of lemon juice and just less than 1/3 cup milk in jar with lid. Shake well to combine and let sit for a few minutes to sour/thicken.
  4. 4
    Stir in nuts, if desired, and pour batter into prepared baking pan. Bake for 1 hour or until knife inserted into center pulls out cleanly.
    Can also bake as muffins, but reduce bake time to 20-25 minutes.
  5. 5
    Cool for 10 minutes in pan before removing to wire rack.