Southern Style Banana Nut Bread
Hey Y’all, today I am sharing one of our favorites Southern Style Banana Nut Bread.
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Anyone that knows my husband knows how he loves homemade sweet breads. This recipe is one of his absolutes favorite treats, besides my homemade pumpkin bread I make every fall. To be honest I usually make all my homemade breads starting in the fall, I am not sure why that is, since my Southern Style Banana Nut Bread and Zucchini Breads are both great year round. However we start to crave the heavier cake like breads in late August and early September. Especially the seasonal breads like my Cinnamon Apple Brown Butter and Pumpkin Spice Breads, you can see the recipes at these links.
First you will want to assemble all your ingredients, and the key is having really super ripe bananas. In fact, I always make my Southern Style Banana Nut Bread when my bananas have gotten just a little too ripe. I also recommend a high end vanilla extract like Caswell Massey Madagascar Vanilla, it makes all the difference. Another baking tip that I use all the time is I store vanilla bean pods inside my baking sugar canisters; which adds a slight hint of vanilla essence to my sugar. This is one of those house recipe secrets so everything always has a hint of vanilla without the extract.
To get this recipe started, in your stand mixer, cream together room temperature butter and sugar for 2-3 minutes. Next add in your slightly beaten eggs and half & half, continue to beat 2 more minutes. Finally add in your pre-sifted dry ingredients slowly until incorporated.
Once the batter is mixed turn off the mixer and hand fold in mashed bananas and nuts with spatula. This keeps things chunky and dense for your bread. Pour into your pre-greased loaf pan and bake at 350 degrees for 90 minutes.
Southern Style Banana Nut Bread
Equipment
- Stand Mixer
- Measuring Cups
- Loaf Pan
Ingredients
- 3 Ripe Bananas mashed up
- 1 1/2 cups Sugar
- 1/2 cup Butter room temperature
- 1 can Spray Olive Oil to grease pan
- 2 Eggs
- 2 cups Plain Flour sifted
- 1 tsp Baking Soda
- 1/4 Half & Half
- 1 tsp Vanilla I recommend Caswell Massey Madagascar Vanilla it makes all the difference.
- 1 cup Chopped Pecans you can use walnuts as an option
Instructions
- In your stand mixer cream together you butter and sugar for 2-3 minutes.
- Next add in your slightly beaten eggs and half & half, continue to beat 2 more minutes.
- Next slowly add in your dry ingredients until incorporated.
- Once mixed turn off mixer and fold in mashed bananas and nuts with spatula.
- Pour into your pre greased loaf pan and bake at 350 degrees for 90 minutes.
- Check for center doneness by inserting a toothpick into middle of bread, if it comes out clean the bread is done.
Check for center doneness by inserting a toothpick into middle of the bread, if it comes out clean the bread is done. I have added just a light dusting of powdered sugar to dress up this loaf. You can also try a caramel topping, or candied nuts; which is festive as well.
Check out my other great bread recipes here perfect for any upcoming fall gathering, which is another one of our favorites for the the season:
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It looks so good! Definitely saving this recipe
I actually have a few bananas thay are super ripe so this is the perfect idea to use them!
Yumm this looks so good!!! I love banana nut anything!!! I need to make
This is an interesting recipe. It’s simple, but the combination and taste of ripe bananas and nuts are surely delicious.
This bread is dreamy!!!! It came out so fluffy and delish. The family loved it and I will make it again.
Love the cute design over the tops of yours! I love adding the walnuts to this bread – perfect any time of day or night!
I love banana bread and this looks so yummy and tasty. I’m not a baker so I’m sending this to my sister and have her make me this.
Oh my gosh. What do I need to do to get an invite to your place? I can see why your husband loves your Southern Style Banana Nut Bread (and all the other stuff you make). I’m looking forward to trying it myself.
This looks yummy and I love banana bread! Now I know what to do with the ripe bananas I’ve at home 🙂
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Oh my goodness! I know what I am making tonight. I have some old bananas I better use up and this bread looks divine!
This looks really good! I have saved it for later use 🙂
Thanks for this posting this recipe! I find it hard to find good southern style banana bread recipes, when it comes to this subject material.
Its like you read my thoughts I was getting ready to make one today with over ripe bananas for back to school! A great read. I’ll certainly be back