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Banana Walnut Bread

Banana Walnut Loaf

This delicious Banana Walnut Loaf is a classic recipe with a slight difference. I have incorporated some walnuts and substituted the sugar with Maple syrup.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course Breakfast, Dessert, Snack
Cuisine American
Servings 10 Servings
Calories 438 kcal

Ingredients
 

For The Loaf

  • 1½ cup All-purpose flour, Spooned and levelled
  • 1 teaspoon Baking soda
  • ½ cup Baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon Cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon Salt
  • ½ cup Butter, Room temperature
  • ¾ cup Granulated sugar
  • ¼ cup Brown sugar, Lightly packed
  • ¼ cup Oil
  • 2 Eggs, Room temperature
  • 1 tablespoon Vanilla extract
  • ¼ cup Sour cream, Room temperature
  • 1½ cup Mashed bananas, About 2-3 bananas- See notes
  • 1 cup Walnuts, Roughly chopped
  • ¼ cup Pepitas seed

For The Topping

  • ¼ cup Walnuts, Finely chopped
  • 1 tablespoon Pepitas seed

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 350℉, and butter a 9X5 inch loaf pan. Set aside.
  • Spread the walnuts on a baking sheet and roast for 10 minutes. Keep an eye on them because they burn quickly.
    1 cup Walnuts
  • Mix all dry ingredients and set aside.
    1½ cup All-purpose flour, 1 teaspoon Baking soda, 1 teaspoon Cinnamon, ½ teaspoon Salt, ½ cup Baking powder
  • Use the paddle attachment and beat the butter and both sugars until creamy and smooth.
    ½ cup Butter, ¼ cup Brown sugar, ¾ cup Granulated sugar
  • Add in the oil and mix.
    ¼ cup Oil
  • Add the eggs and vanilla extract and mix well.
    2 Eggs, 1 tablespoon Vanilla extract
  • Add in the sour cream and mix well.
    ¼ cup Sour cream
  • Add the mashed bananas and mix well.
    1½ cup Mashed bananas
  • Switch to a rubber spatula and fold in the dry ingredients in three passes. Gently mix and stop mixing when there is no trace of dry ingredients left.
  • Lastly, mix in the chopped and roasted walnuts and pepitas.
    1 cup Walnuts, ¼ cup Pepitas seed
  • Pour the batter into the greased pan, spread the chopped walnuts and pepitas over the top and gently press them down.
    ¼ cup Walnuts, 1 tablespoon Pepitas seed
  • Bake the loaf in the preheated oven for 50-55 minutes or until an insert comes out clean.
  • Let the loaf sit in the pan for 10 minutes, then remove it from the pan and let cool down on a cooling rack.

Notes

  • Use fully ripe bananas with black spots. The riper the bananas, the sweeter and more flavourful they are.

Nutrition

Calories: 438kcalCarbohydrates: 48gProtein: 6gFat: 27gSaturated Fat: 8gPolyunsaturated Fat: 9gMonounsaturated Fat: 8gTrans Fat: 0.4gCholesterol: 61mgSodium: 1570mgPotassium: 240mgFiber: 2gSugar: 25gVitamin A: 392IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 734mgIron: 3mg
Keyword BANANA BREAD, BANANA LOAF, Banana Walnut Bread, Banana Walnut Loaf
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