Our latest bake! Try out this tweaked banana bread recipe based off the highly recommended recipe from allrecipes.com and let us know what you think :)
Ingredients
2 cups flour
1/4 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tbs. vanilla extract
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
1 tsp. cinnamon 1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 eggs, beaten
3-4 over ripe bananas
3/4 walnuts (we HIGHLY recommended Trader Joes Candied Walnuts, they're great for baking!)
Glaze
1 tbs. water
3 tbs. brown sugar
Directions
1.) Preheat oven to 350 degrees, and grease a 9 x 5 in. loaf pan.
**GREAT TIP** we learned that it is especially helpful to spray the inside of the pan with nonstick spray, and then follow up with a piece of parchment paper to line the bottom. This way, the load slips right out when its done...no mess, and no breaking!
2.) In a large bowl, combine: flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt. Sifting is not necessary, but we think it gives the flour mixture a finer texture. Set aside.
3.) In another medium sized bowl, cream together the butter and sugar. Then, stir in the beaten eggs, vanilla, mashed bananas, and candied walnuts until blended.To mash the bananas (look at pictures below), we like to break them apart and place them into a ziplock bag. After closing the bag, we use our hands to mash the bananas around without making a mess and once they look pretty mushy, we cut a corner of the bag and squeeze them out into the bowl. A handy tip we've used with all our banana bread making!
4.) Stir banana mixture into the flour mixture, JUST TO MOISTEN. As most of you know, do not over mix as the bread will turn out dense and not as fluffy.
5.) Scoop batter into prepared pan with a rubber spatula. Once all the batter is in the pan, we made a glaze for the top using 1 tbs. of water and 3 tbs. of brown sugar. Once the sugar dissolved, we used a basting brush (seen below) to gently brush the top of the loaf until there was a nice sheen to the top. Then we slid it into the oven and set the timer for 60 minutes.
