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Banana Walnut Bread
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Banana walnut bread Recipe
All you need to whip up a loaf of homemade banana bread are a couple simple ingredients you probabaly already have on hand:
- ripe bananas
- salted butter, melted
- baking soda
- salt
- white sugar
- large egg, beaten
- vanilla extract
- all-purpose flour
- walnuts – optional
- optional– more walnuts and/or chocolate chips
Banana and walnut loaf
Preheat the oven to 350 and butter an 8×4 loaf pan. Start by mashing your ripe bananas. You should have about 1 1/4 – 1 1/2 cups.
banana and walnut bread
Now add the melted butter and sugar to the mashed bananas and stir. Add remaining ingredients.
Banana walnut loaf
Pour the banana bread mixture in the prepared pan and sprinkle with additional walnuts and/or chocolate chips. This not only looks really pretty, but is adds a lovely crunch at the top and visual interest to your lovely breakfast dish.
banana and walnut bread recipe
Bake 60 minutes.
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I know it is tempting to dig in when it is warm and smelling so yummy, but don’t!
You really need to cool the banana bread completely for the easiest slicing!
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Slice the loaf and set-out for breakfast along with a fruit salad or as a quick grab and go school day breakfast.
Recipe for banana nut bread with walnuts
Your family will go nuts for this warm, cinnamon tasy bread that is so heartwarming!
You can eat this moist, flavorful bread as is or smear some butter on it for a lovely breakfast idea.
Easy banana walnut bread
Got brown bananas? You are in luck! Make this yummy, super moistbanana walnut bread! This loaf is super EASYto whip up for breakfast.
This tried and true banana bread recipe is easy to make from scratch for a delicious, filling breakfast meal on the go!
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Print Recipe
Grandma's Banana Walnut Bread
Beth Gorden
Whether you are makingbanana walnut bread because you have brown bananas to use up or because you have a craving for moist, flavorfulbanana and walnut loaf - you are going to love this EASYbreakfast recipe! This is seriously thebest banana walnut bread recipeI've made, and it is so simple to throw together!
4.54 from 13 votes
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Course bread, Breakfast
Cuisine American
Ingredients
- 3 ripe ripe bananas about 1 1/4 - 1 1/2 cup mashed
- 1/3 cup butter, salted melted
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 large egg, beaten
- 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 3/4 cup granulated white sugar
- 3/4 cup walnuts plus extra for the toppint
- chocolate chips optional
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350 F. Butter an 8x4 loaf pan.
Mash three, medium ripe bananas. Add in the melted butter, sugar, egg, vanilla, sugar, and mix well. Stir in the flour, walnuts, salt, and baking soda.
Pour in prepared pan and sprinkle with additional walnuts and/or chocolate chips for an extra pretty and yummy breakfast bread! .
Bake 60 minutes. Cool completely for the easiest slicing!
Beth Gorden
Beth Gorden is the creative multi-tasking creator of 123 Homeschool 4 Me. As a busy homeschooling mother of six, she strives to create hands-on learning activities and worksheets that kids will love to make learning FUN! She has created over 1 million pages of printables to help teach kids ABCs, science, English grammar, history, math, and so much more! Beth is also the creator of 2 additional sites with even more educational activities and FREE printables - www.kindergartenworksheetsandgames.com and www.preschoolplayandlearn.com. Beth studied at the University of Northwestern where she got a double major to make her effective at teaching children while making education FUN!
