On Sunday, October 19, 2014 4:45:06 PM UTC-5, Cheri wrote:
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> > Not something I have ever made and it sounds wonderful!!! Please share
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> Really? I thought everyone made banana bread at one time or another. :-) I
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> use a recipe like this.There are a ton of recipes out there, so I think you
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> 3 large extra ripe bananas about 1 1/2 cups mashed
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> 2 cups all-purpose flour
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> 1 teaspoon baking soda
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> 1 teaspoon baking powder
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> 1/2 teaspoon salt
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> 11/2 teaspoon cinnamon
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> 3/4 cup white sugar
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> 1/2 cup brown sugar
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> 1/2 cup softened butter
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> 2 eggs, beaten
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> 2 tsps vanilla extract
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> 1/2 cup buttermilk
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> 11/2 cup nuts (if making plain banana bread omit but I like it with nuts and
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> also a few golden raisins)
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> Instructions
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> Preheat oven to 325.
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> Grease and flour a loaf pan.
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> mash bananas until creamed in bowl
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> In another bowl, mix together flour,baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon,
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> Cream together the butter and sugars.
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> Beat in the eggs until combined.
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> Fold in the bananas.
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> Add vanilla extract and buttermilk.
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> Beat until combined.
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> Add the dry mixture into the wet mixture.
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> Mix until just mixed, don't overmix.
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> put into the prepared loaf pan.
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> Bake in middle of oven for 1 hour or so. Toothpick should come out clean and
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> bread should be golden on the outside.
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> Let cool for a few minutes and then take it out of the pan and place on a
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> I like mine nice and cold so I refrigerate overnight, but dh likes it warm.
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My recipe also uses buttermilk. I swear, it makes the moistest banana bread ever! My recipe does not use brown sugar like yours, so I might have to try your recipe next time to see if I can improve upon my banana bread perfection. We go through a lot of banana bread at my house.

Jinx