9 to 15 servings
YouTube instructional video is at the bottom
What you’ll need!
5 Bananas
2/ 1/4 Cups of All-Purpose Flour
1/ 1/2 Cups White Sugar
2 eggs
1 stick of Unsalted Butter (Room temp)
1/2 Cup Vegetable Oil
1 teaspoon of Baking Powder
1 teaspoon of Baking Soda
1/8 teaspoon of salt
1/2 Teaspoon of Cinnamon
1/2 Teaspoon of Spice
1 1/2 Cups Chopped Walnuts.
(WALNUT LOVERS ONLY)
Add 2 cups Chopped Walnuts
Preparation of ingredients
Step 1 in a medium size bowl, Mash 5 bananas until it comes a creamy consistency. Note-You can increase to 6 Bananas if you like!
Step 2 Chop walnuts into small bite sized pieces. Quick tip- Toast whole walnuts in a Preheated 400-degree oven for about 7 minutes. Once done take out and let cool. Once Cooled take a large knife and chop walnuts into small bite sized pieces.
Step 3 In a large bowl Sift 2 1/4 Cups of All Purpose flour
Step 4 Add 1 teaspoon of Baking Powder, 1 teaspoon of Baking Soda, less than 1/4 teaspoon of salt (Meaning fill the 1/4 teaspoon halfway to the top of the spoon. 1/2 Teaspoon of Cinnamon and 1/2 Teaspoon of Spice. Stir all ingredients together. Set bowl aside to add wet ingredients into later
Step 5 In a medium size bowl add 1 stick of unsalted butter (Room temp) and 1/ 1/2 Cups of white sugar. Mix until creamy and smooth. 4 minutes total.
Step 6 Add 2 eggs in one at a time. Add the first Egg into the bowl and mix for 40 seconds then add the second egg in and mix for 1 minute.
Step 7 Add 1/2 Cup of Vegetable oil and blend for about 2 minutes or until creamy. Mixture should be creamy and thick with no visible oil.
Step 8 Add 1 teaspoon of Vanilla Extract and mix for 40 seconds
Step 9 Add Banana mixture and mix for 1 minute
Step 10 Add all dry ingredients into wet ingredients all at once. You can also alternate and add flour 3 separate times. MIX with large spoon DO NOT USE MIXER to blend. Mix until well incorporated.
Step 11 Add 1 1/2 Cups of Chopped Walnuts and fold in with spoon.
Walnut Lovers add 2 cups of Walnuts
Step 12 Preheat oven to 350-Degrees
Step 13 Bake for 1 hour and 20 minutes
Step 14 Once out of oven, insert toothpick in the center of the Banana Nut Bread and it should come out clean. If it does not come out clean place it back into the oven and bake for an additional 10 to 15 minutes.
Step 15. Cool for 4 hours. I recommend that you let it cool overnight. This will help the flavors increase!!!! 🙂
Serve with ice cream or for breakfast. Enjoy!!!!
YouTube instructional video
