One of my favorite breakfast treat is the banana bread because it pairs well with my morning coffee and I just love bananas. When I would drive into work pre-pandemic era, I would stop by Caribou Caribou and order a large Vanilla White Mocha (hot) along with a slice of banana bread. If I’m recalling correctly, a slice at the time was $3 or $4 which was pretty expensive for an “okay” bread.
Looking back, the lack of taste was probably due to how fresh the bread was. Now that I make my own, I’m experiencing firsthand how much better the banana bread tastes with aging. If you are a fan of bananas and breads, check this recipe out below! It’s super easy to make and you certainly will have enough to last you the entire workweek.
Banana Bread with Pecans and Walnuts
Course: BreakfastCuisine: AmericanDifficulty: Easy10
minutes50
minutesIngredients
1/2 cup of unsalted butter
3/4 cup of granulated sugar
3 ripe bananas
2 large eggs
1 1/2 cup of all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp of salt
1 tsp of baking soda
1/2 cup of walnut pieces
1/2 cup of chopped pecan
1/2 tsp of vanilla extract
Directions
- Start with heating the butter in a mixing bowl for 20 secs to soften then add in 3/4 cup of sugar. Mix ingredients together nicely.
- Add in bananas and mash into mixture.
- Add two eggs into mixture and stir well.
- In a separate mixing bowl- add flour, salt and baking soda. Mix well.
- Slowly add flour mixture into banana mixture and stir well.
- Then add in pecans and walnuts, stirring well.
- Carefully pour batter into a nonstick loaf pan (I still like to spray my nonstick pans with cooking oil to ensure easy removal of baked good).
- Put it in the oven for 50 mins then remove and let it sit for at least 10 mins before slicing and serving.
Notes
- Strangely, this bread tastes better with each day that passes
- Storing in a tightly sealed Tupperware should suffice for freshness
- Feel free to omit the nuts or lessen the amounts
