Banana Walnut Loaf

Banana bread or loaf is one of the most classic and favourite home baking. As long as I can remember, my mom and grandma always made this as a quick mid-day snack for us to take to school. Every classic deserves a little bit of tweaks and modifications. This delicious Banana Walnut Loaf is a classic recipe with a slight difference. I have incorporated some walnuts and brown sugar for additional flavour and moisture.

About This Recipe

• This Banana Walnut Loaf recipe is the classic banana bread with a slight change in the sweetener and the added nuts, in this case, Walnuts and Pepitas.
• There are both granulated and brown sugar in this recipe.
• The additional nuts are totally optional but recommended. Nuts add texture, flavour and volume to the bread. I used Walnuts; however, pecans are fine too!

• The other ingredients are simple and basic, no fancy ones 😉 The list goes as follows: All-purpose flour, Baking Soda and Powder, Cinnamon, Granulated and Brown sugar, Eggs, Sour cream, Butter, Oil, and obviously Bananas.
• We use both Butter and Oil in this recipe. Butter brings a ton of buttery flavour, and Oil keeps the crumb moist and soft.
• All-purpose flour is the base of this cake to create volume and stability.
• Baking Soda and Powder are leaveners, which make the loaf rise and fluff up.
• Eggs bind the ingredients together and work as a leavener also.
• This recipe calls for both granulated and brown sugar. Brown sugar has a molasses base, which gives this loaf a ton of caramel flavour and also moistens the crumb.
• I LOVE Vanilla Extract. See this post on how to make your own. In my opinion, a baked good is a piece of rock without vanilla extract.
• This recipe uses Cinnamon to bring a warmer flavour and aroma, and it goes really well with maple syrup and walnuts.
• What is a Banana Walnut Loaf without Bananas? Make sure to use the ripe bananas with a few black spots. The more ripe bananas, the sweeter and flavourful the bread will be.

How To Make The Banana Walnut Loaf

• Preparing this recipe cannot be easier. Sift all dry ingredients together and set aside.
• Beat the butter and both sugars.
• Add in the oil and sour cream and mix well.
• Add in the eggs and vanilla extract and mix until smooth and well blended.
• Add the mashed bananas and mix well.
• Switch to a rubber spatula and fold in the dry ingredients. Gently mix until there is no streak of dry ingredients left.
• At the end, add the chopped walnuts and pepitas and gently mix.

• This Banana Maple Loaf is baked in a 9X5-inch loaf pan. Make sure to grease the pan with butter well.
• Pour the batter into the pan and cover the top with crushed Walnut and Pepitas. Press the topping down gently.
• Bake the loaf for 50-55 minutes or until an insert comes out clean.
• Let the loaf cool down in the pan for 15 minutes, then transfer it to the cooling rack to cool down fully.

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