Recipe serves: 12-16

Banana Walnut Bread

Ingredients
 
1 cup oil
1 cup sugar
2 each large egg
4 Tbsp milk
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
2 cup self rising flour
4 each large ripe banana, mashed
1 cup walnut, chopped
 


Preparation steps:
  1. In a large bowl, mix the eggs, oil, and sugar until well combined.
  2. Add the mashed bananas and milk to the bowl, and mix well.
  3. In a separate bowl, mix the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and baking powder.
  4. Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture.
  5. Fold in the chopped walnuts.
  6. Oil two 9"x5" glass loaf pans and pour the batter evenly into the pans.
  7. Bake at 325°F for 45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.

Personal notes

I discovered banana bread after we moved from Israel to the US. I was flipping through a magazine when
I came across a recipe and thought, huh, that looks interesting.
Since then, it has gone through many iterations, and continued to evolve even after my husband proudly took over as the family's official banana bread baker.
Four ripe bananas in the fruit basket became our unspoken signal: time to bake another batch.
I've never fully understood why it is called bread.
it is clearly a cake!
But I've learned to respect the local US terminology and go along with it: Banana Bread it is.
Like Zucchini bread, it makes a great morning treat, especially next to a wonderful cappuccino.
Life is good.
Banana Walnut Bread
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Alternatives:
  • Substitute the oil with 4 oz
    unsalted butter (1 stick),
    softened to room temperature.