August 4, 2011

Banana Bread

2 cups flour
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
3 very rupe bananas, mashed well
1/4 cup plain yogurt (I've used milk when I didn't have yogurt)
2 large eggs, lightly beaten
6 tbsp butter, melted and cooled
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 1/4 cup walnuts, toasted and chopped coarse (I left those out for obvious reasons)

Preheat oven to 350. Grease and flour a 9x5-inch loaf pan; set aside. Whisk flour, suagar, baking soda, and salt toegther in large bowl; set aside. Mix the mashed bananas, yogurt, eggs, butter and vanilla together with wooden spoon in a medium bowl. Lightly fold the banana mixture into the dry ingredients with a rubber spatula until just combined and the batter looks thick and chunky. Fold in the walnuts. Scrape the batter into the prepared loaf pan and smooth the surface with a rubber spatula.  Bake until loaf is golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 55 minutes. Cool in the pan for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack. Serve warm or at room temperature.

From America's Test Kitchen

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