Banana Bread
George loves Banana Bread from Starbucks, but I find it too greasy. I spent a bit of time researching, and what I found is that Starbucks and other sites use a lot of oil in their recipes. Made with butter, though tasty, is a bit dry, so why not use a little of both. Found this recipe and love the result. Very moist without being greasy. Enjoy!
Dry Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ¾ teaspoon salt
Wet Ingredients
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ¼ cup butter, melted
- ¼ cup light olive oil
- 2 large eggs
- 2 cups mashed ripe bananas (about 4/5 bananas
- 1/3 cup sour cream
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
Optional Ingredients
- 1 cup chopped nuts; divided
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease a 9″x5” loaf pan.
- In a large bowl, whisk the dry ingredients together.
- In a medium bowl, whisk the wet ingredients together. Use a large spatula to gently fold the dry mixture into the wet ingredients until they are just combined. Do not use a mixer as that would overmix the batter and create a tough texture.
- Add ¾ cup of the reserved chopped nuts.
- Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan, sprinkle top with remaining nuts.
- Bake for 55 to 65 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the bread comes out clean.
- Let the bread cool in the pan for 20 minutes, then remove it from the pan and cool completely on a wire rack.
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