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Nutty Banana Bread

Banana bread recipe (Jon Griffin)

Who doesn’t like banana bread? My kids sure do, and so do I. You can take This is very simple to make banana bread recipe. Perfect for teaching your kids to bake.

Ingredients

  • 1 ⁄2 cup butter (unsalted)
  • 1 cup sugar (granulated)
  • 2 eggs
  • 4 bananas (small (mashed))
  • 3 ⁄4 tsp baking soda
  • 1 ⁄2 tsp salt
  • 1 1 ⁄2 cup flour
  • 3 ⁄4 cup walnuts (chopped)

Instructions

  1. Cream butter and sugar until fluffy;
  2. Add eggs one at a time beating well after each addition.
  3. Stir in bananas.
  4. Add dry ingredients and mix well.
  5. Pour into bread pan.
  6. Bake at 350F for 30-35 minutes

Beer Pairing This banana bread recipe is perfect with German style hefeweizen and Belgian dubbels. The banana notes in the German hefeweizen complement the bananas, and the yeast character and malt add another fruity and spicy layer to this banana bread. You could also have a nice bock or doppelbock, or barleywine.