Zee's Banana Nut Bread. This is my mom's dense, excellent, and definitely unhealthy banana nut bread recipe. It's always completely gone in minutes. This is great at parties, but hazardous at home.
Bananas: You'll want bananas that are spotty and brown with a little bit of yellow. Ripe bananas have more sugars and Butter & Shortening: This banana nut bread uses a combination of shortening and butter. Shortening has a higher fat content (and melting point) so it. You can have Zee's Banana Nut Bread using 11 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Ingredients of Zee's Banana Nut Bread
- You need 8 of large bananas.
- It's 3 cup of all-purpose flour.
- Prepare 1 tsp of baking soda.
- It's 1 tsp of baking powder.
- You need 1 1/2 stick of butter.
- You need 1 1/2 cup of granulated sugar.
- It's 2/3 tsp of salt.
- Prepare 2 of eggs.
- You need 1 tsp of vanilla or banana extract.
- You need 1/2 cup of milk.
- You need 1 1/2 cup of chopped nuts.
The sour cream helps keep the loaf soft, while the walnuts add a welcomed crunchy texture that compliments the sweetness of the mashed bananas. Quick Banana Nut Bread : Who can argue with a dessert that takes five minutes to throw together? The cake mix here eliminates the need for measuring dry ingredients and the inevitable flour-dusted floor. This basic banana nut bread is quick and easy to put together and makes for a great snack.
Zee's Banana Nut Bread instructions
- If you're like me and have a pecan tree now would be the time to chop them if you have store brought pieces skip this step.
- Mash bananas, make sure to have some small chunks..
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Mix together sugar and butter..
- Mix in eggs, extract, and milk.
- Mix together baking powder, baking soda, flour, and salt. Then add to butter mixture.
- Add in bananas and pecans.
- Spray your baking sheet, pan or whatever you use with cooking spray. Add mixture..
- Cook for 45 mins. If it isn't done in the middle I check it every 5-10 minutes..
- ENJOY!!!!!.
- I sometimes put a pan with about 4 cups of water on the bottom rack just in case but you don't have to do this..
Use pecans or walnuts, or add chocolate chips or raisins. Banana bread recipes are typically adaptable and forgiving, and experimenting with the number of bananas you use can impact the moisture level. How to Make Banana Bread with nuts. My recipe for banana bread obviously calls for walnuts (classic) but be sure to check out my adaptions below. Pro Tips for making Banana Nut Bread.