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Banana Bread

  • Author: Polish Housewife
  • Prep Time: 15 mins
  • Cook Time: 55 mins
  • Total Time: 1 hour 10 mins
  • Yield: 9 inch loaf 1x
  • Category: Bread
  • Cuisine: American

Description

A easy quick bread, chocked full of walnuts


Ingredients

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  • 1/4 cup butter, softened
  • 1/4 cup applesauce, unsweetened
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup (2 medium) mashed ripe bananas
  • 1/4 cup buttermilk (or milk soured with 1 t. vinegar)
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1/2 cupwhole wheat pastry flour
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 11 1/2 cups chopped walnuts

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350
  2. In a large mixing bowl, cream butter, applesauce, and sugar
  3. Beat in eggs one at a time
  4. Stir in banana, buttermilk, and vanilla
  5. Add dry ingredients and 1/2 c. nuts
  6. Stir just until well combined
  7. Pour into a 9 x 5 greased loaf pan
  8. Sprinkle remaining nuts on top of batter
  9. Bake 50 to 60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean
  10. Remove from pan and cool completely before slicing