Buttermilk Banana Bread. This is the best banana bread I've ever tasted. I got the recipe from the Vanderbilt Medical Student Mates Cookbook. Buttermilk and bananas are meant to be friends.
Itreminds me of a very moist banana pound cake because of the rich, buttery crumb. It is SO good warm with a little butter. Some say it is the BEST banana bread recipe they have ever made. You can have Buttermilk Banana Bread using 10 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Buttermilk Banana Bread
- Prepare 1/2 cup of unsalted butter, softened to room temperature.
- You need 1 cup of sugar (I used half granulated, half brown).
- You need 2 of large eggs, at room temperature.
- Prepare 1 cup of mashed banana (about 3 medium or 2 large).
- It's 1/4 cup of buttermilk, at room temperature.
- Prepare 1/2 tsp. of vanilla extract.
- Prepare 1 3/4 cup of all purpose flour.
- Prepare 1 tsp. of baking powder.
- Prepare 1/4 tsp. of salt.
- You need 1/8 tsp. of baking soda.
Buttermilk Banana Bread - This is the best banana bread recipe ever! This is an easy recipe and the bread is so moist and delicious. Buttermilk Banana Bread that is perfectly moist and full of buttery, soft, banana flavor. This Buttermilk Banana Bread recipe makes three loaves, perfect to freeze or gift!
Buttermilk Banana Bread instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease a 9x5" loaf pan and set it aside..
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda. Set it aside..
- In a large bowl, using a hand mixer, beat the butter until it is creamy, about 1 minute. Then beat in the sugar until it's nice and fluffy..
- Add the eggs, mashed banana, buttermilk and vanilla extract. Beat until combined..
- Next, add the dry ingredients to the wet and mix until just combined..
- Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan. Bake for 50-55 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean from the center..
- Place the pan on a cooling rack. After about 15 minutes, gently run a knife around the edges to loosen the bread. Carefully remove it from the pan..
- Let it cool out of the pan on the wire rack. Once it's cool, slice and serve. Store any leftovers in an airtight container..
- For buttermilk banana muffins, fill greased muffin tins about 2/3 of the way full and bake @ 350°F for 18-20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the muffins comes out clean..
I have a love-hate relationship with banana bread. The perfect banana bread contains one special ingredient, buttermilk! It helps to produce this light, almost white, banana bread that cannot be achieved with a normal recipe. The flavor is spot on, with all the banana goodness you would want, but also a presentation that will leave people with questions. Grease bottom and edges of one loaf pan with butter.