Ingredients
1 - 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 - 1/2 cup sugar
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
2 large eggs (room temperature)
2 medium bananas (mashed)
1/2 cup canola oil
1/4 cup buttermilk
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 cup walnuts
Directions
- 1
Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- 2
Whisk together the flour, sugar, baking soda and salt in a large bowl.
- 3
Whisk together the eggs, bananas, oil, buttermilk and vanilla until well combined.
- 4
Add the banana mixture to the flour mixture, stirring just until combined.
- 5
If desired, fold in the walnuts.
- 6
Pour the batter into a greased or parchment-lined 9x5-inch loaf pan.
- 7
Bake the banana bread until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 1-1/4 to 1-1/2 hours.
- 8
Cool the bread in the pan at room temperature for 15 minutes.
- 9
Remove the bread from the pan and place it on a wire rack to cool completely to room temperature before slicing.
- 10
Use a mini offset spatula or butter knife to spread the batter evenly to all four corners of the pan.
- 11
If the bread is browning too quickly and the center isn’t fully cooked, cover the top of the pan with aluminum foil.