Banana Nut Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients

• 3 bananas, very ripe
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 1/2 tablespoons buttermilk or 1 1/2 tablespoons sour cream
• 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon lemon zest
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 cups flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup walnuts, chopped

Recipe

• 1 place bananas, eggs, butter, buttermilk or sour cream, lemon juice, zest and sugar in blender. whirl until smooth.
• 2 mix together flour, baking powder, and baking soda.
• 3 pour banana mixture over flour mixture and stir just until flour is moistened. stir in nuts.
• 4 turn into greased 9-1/2" x 4-1/2" bread loaf pan or into two 3-1/2" x 7-1/2" nut bread pans.
• 5 bake at 350 degrees for 55-65 minutes or until bread tests done when skewer is inserted in center.
• 6 allow to cool for 5 minutes in pan then turn out onto wire rack.