Description
Sweet banana walnut bread delivers comfort with nutty depth and classic bakery charm. Homemade goodness fills kitchens with warm aromas you’ll savor slice by slice.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 ripe bananas
- 2 eggs
- ½ cup (113 g, 4 oz) unsalted butter
- ½ cup (100 g, 3.5 oz) granulated sugar
- ½ cup (110 g, 4 oz) brown sugar
- 2 cups (240 g, 8.5 oz) all-purpose flour
- ½ cup (60 g, 2 oz) walnuts, toasted and chopped
- ½ cup (75 g, 2.6 oz) raisins
- 1 ½ tbsps (22 mL) milk
- 1 ½ tbsps (22 mL) rum
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp salt
Instructions
- Preparation: Preheat oven to 350°F and grease a 9×5 inch loaf pan with butter or cooking spray.
- Banana Mixture: Thoroughly mash ripe bananas in a medium bowl until smooth and slightly chunky.
- Sugar Blend: Cream granulated sugar, brown sugar, and softened butter using an electric mixer until light and fluffy.
- Wet Ingredients Integration: Mix in eggs and whole milk until fully combined with the sugar mixture.
- Banana Combination: Fold the sugar-egg mixture into mashed bananas, ensuring even distribution.
- Dry Ingredient Blend: Sift flour, baking soda, baking powder, and kosher salt together in a separate bowl.
- Batter Formation: Gently incorporate dry ingredients into the banana mixture, stirring minimally to maintain a tender consistency.
- Final Mix-ins: Fold in golden raisins, dark rum, and toasted chopped walnuts, distributing evenly throughout the batter.
- Baking Process: Pour batter into prepared loaf pan, smoothing the surface, and bake for 60-70 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Cooling: Remove from oven, let rest in the pan for 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely before slicing and serving.
Notes
- Ripeness Matters: Choose overripe bananas with dark brown or black spots for maximum sweetness and intense banana flavor.
- Gentle Mixing Technique: Stir dry ingredients minimally to prevent developing gluten, which can make the bread tough and dense.
- Nut Toasting Tip: Always toast walnuts beforehand to enhance their nutty flavor and create a deeper, more complex taste profile.
- Moisture Check: Use the toothpick test to ensure perfect doneness, but remove bread from oven when a few moist crumbs still cling to the toothpick for ultimate tenderness.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 60 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 13
- Calories: 211
- Sugar: 13 g
- Sodium: 154 mg
- Fat: 9 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 30 g
- Fiber: 1.5 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 37 mg