Best Ever Banana Bread

(It really is)

Best Ever Banana Bread

Difficulty: Intermediate Prep Time 10 min Cook Time 1 hour Rest Time 30 min Total Time 1 hr 40 mins Servings: 16

Ingredients

Coating

Bread

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).  Grease two 7x3 inch loaf pans with the extra butter from the bread (about 2 Tb).

  2. In a small bowl, stir together 1/4 cup sugar and 2 teaspoons cinnamon. Dust pans lightly with cinnamon and sugar mixture. Save any extra and set aside.

  3. In a large bowl, cream butter and 1 1/2 cups sugar.

  4. Mix in eggs, mashed bananas, sour cream, vanilla and cinnamon. 

  5. Mix in salt and baking soda.  Continue mixing until well blended and smooth.

  6. Slowly sift in flour.   Stir until blended, be careful not to overmix.

  7. Divide into prepared pans.

  8. Sprinkle the pumpkin seeds (or your favorite nuts) evenly over the top of the bread.  Lightly dust the remaining cinnamon, sugar mixture over the bread and nuts

  9. Bake for 1 hour, or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Remove loaves from pans immediately, and let cool on a wire rack for 30 minutes before serving.

Keywords: banana bread, sour cream, moist