Martha Stewart's Banana Nut Bread
"I have been searching a LONG time and making MANY loaves of banana bread trying to find a light and fluffy (not dense and heavy) bread, and I finally found it! I think the sour cream has a lot to do with it. I have made 3 loaves, 2 of which turned out perfect, 1 of which didn't - I tried to cut back on the sugar and that must have been the problem. From now on I will follow the recipe exactly. I have not made it with the addition of the nuts yet. Don't be alarmed - the outside gets dark, but the inside is very moist. I use a 10" loaf pan and it bakes for exactly 50 minutes. BEWARE: The loaf will quickly disappear!"
photo by Bonnie G #2
- Ready In:
- 1hr 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Yields:
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1 loaf
ingredients
- 1⁄2 cup butter, room temp
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 1⁄2 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup mashed very ripe banana
- 1⁄2 cup sour cream (I use light)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1⁄2 cup chopped walnuts (optional) or 1/2 cup pecans (optional)
directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees, and butter or spray a 9x5x3" loaf pan.
- With an electric mixer, cream the butter and sugar very well until light and fluffy.
- Add the eggs, beating well.
- Sift the dry ingredients together and combine with the butter mixture; blend well.
- Add the bananas, sour cream, and vanilla; stir well.
- Stir in the nuts.
- Pour into pan.
- Bake 50-60 minutes until a cake tester comes out clean.
- Turn out onto a rack to cool.
Questions & Replies
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Question: I just put this into the over BUT it was not clear to me whether I should have used a raising agent... When a recipe says flour, does it mean self-raising flour? Well, I used regular flour and now I am concerned...
Reviews
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Question: I just put this into the over BUT it was not clear to me whether I should have used a raising agent... When a recipe says flour, does it mean self-raising flour? Well, I used regular flour and now I am concerned...
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Very good nice and moist -
Just finished making this and you are so right, this is moist, light texture and delicious. I was glad you mentioned that the outside was dark because when I first saw that thought I had over cooked it. But when I tasted it no problem. Just what I was looking for. I made one very large loaf and it was gone before I had more than a taste of it. I did add a more mashed banana (1 1/2 Cup) as that's what I had after mashing 3 and couldn't bring myself to throw it out. I also added walnuts and I was in banana bread heaven. Served warm with butter for spreading and everyone enjoyed. Thanks so much for posting.
