Dad's Banana Bread

Baking Banana Bread was something my Daddy did very well. I had finally gotten him to give me the recipe and I made little loaf's for the Holiday gift giving. I have this notion that our parents make things and we think they are the best in the world. Truth be told it is just the love and time they put into it that makes us love it so much

I looked at other recipes for banana bread and the results were really almost identical. But Love is the key to family and baking and cooking.

***When ever a banana starts to get over ripe I bag it and put it in the freezer for baking

Banana Bread Ingredients

• 1 3/4 cups of flour
• 2/3 cup of sugar
• 2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup mashed banana - - good and ripe
• 1/3 cup of shortening
• 2 tbsp. whole milk
• 2 large eggs
• 1/4 cup chopped walnuts

Daddy's Banana Bread

In a large bowl sift all your dry ingredients and set aside.

When I bake I like to get all my ingredient's together and ready. This way I can add and make my batter with out having to get this and that.

With an electric mixer beat the banana, shortening, and milk

Add the eggs (one at a time)  mix completely prior to adding the second egg

FYI the reason I sift all my dry ingredients together in a separate bowl so there are no pieces of flour that need to be broken up.

Add the flour mixture slowly into the mixer making sure each entry is fully mixed in. Once everything is mixed fold in your walnuts.

Grease and flour your baking pan/pans. Pour your batter into your baking pan. I usually make more batter than needed thus as you see extra big muffins came with this batch

Bake your banana breads accordingly. This mean the oven is at 350 degrees. If it is a regular loaf pan cook for approximately 45 to 60 minutes. I baked mine for 45 but kept an eye on it  Look when it starts to get a beautiful brown top put a toothpick through the top and if it comes out clean you are good to take them out.

Let them cool on a wire rack and Enjoy

Super Moist Banana Bread Recipe

This recipe is one of the most moist Banana Bread I have ever made. I do know it is the buttermilk that makes the difference. What I did do is make a second recipe using my usual recipe to see if there is any real difference. In my years of cooking I have found that sometimes the ingredients give or take make a big or no difference. This one was Big!

Ingredients

2 ripe bananas mashed
1/2 cup of granulated sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
3 eggs
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 cup of buttermilk
1 1/2  cups all purpose flour

1 tsp baking soda

1/2 to 1 cup walnuts (optional Chocolate Chips)

* Preheat your oven to 350 degrees

*Grease and flour coat a 9x5 inch pan



I know having everything ready prior to starting any cooking project this works best for me. So with that I have smashed my banana. I used a potato masher but a fork works just as well.

A couple of tips for baking. Always sift the dry ingredients. When you do the flour has no lumps and the baking powder and soda are incorporated. Yes it is old but it works. Thank you

Nanny ! 

I am a stickler about shifting the dry ingredients and mixing the wet ingredients thoroughly.

The tool you see me using on my bananas is my potato masher. I use this for everything from baking to preserves. This is getting to be more like a tool show then banana bread recipe.

Now let us start to incorporate the ingredients. 

To start in a large bowl or mixer stir together the softened butter and the sugar. Next in a small bowl mix up your eggs, buttermilk and vanilla extract mix well and then add this to your butter mixture and combine.  I like to mix some of my ingredients separately then combine this make me sure that everything has mixed well. Nothing worse than a chunk of brown sugar that did not dissolve or a pocket of flour that needed sifting.

Now it is time to gather and join all the ingredients together and add your bananas and walnuts. Mix them until well combined.  Have your baking pan ready and the oven warmed up. Pour the mixture into the baking pan and put it into the oven. Cook for 30 minutes and check the doneness with a toothpick. If not done give it 5 more minutes at a time. Remember less is better. 

Cool on a rack and cut and serve.