Banana Nut Bread!

[Mama]

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2 cups self-rising flour
4 overripe bananas
1 cup sugar
3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) butter, melted and cooled
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup pecans, finely chopped Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
Spray a 9 by 5 inch loaf pan with non-stick cooking spray.


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Mash 2 bananas with a fork and set aside.


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Put the bananas and sugar into a large mixing bowl.


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Using a mixer with a wire whip attachment, whip the two other bananas
together with the sugar until it makes a light and fluffy banana cream.
This will take several minutes.


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Add the melted butter, eggs and vanilla extract.
Beat well.


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Using a rubber spatula, mix in the flour just until incorporated.


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Fold in the nuts and the two mashed bananas.


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Pour the batter into the greased loaf pan.
Bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes or a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Let cool for 10 minutes before removing from the pan. Finish cooling on a wire rack. :thumb:



I like to dust the top with powdered sugar.

[lilylove]

OH YUMMMY! Love nanna nut bread!

[Keltin]

Oh CARP! Another of my weaknesses! I LOVE Banana Nut Bread. Especially with coffee. Man that looks good. Do you do mail order????? :lol:

[Fisher's Mom]

I was thinking the same thing, Keltin. That looks like a magazine pic, Mama!!! Just perfect. Now you know people are gonna be wanting that and the cornbread!

[TexasGirl]

That looks so good! I bet it is too!!

[Mama]

Thanks! With a little help from Keltin, I actually ended up entering the cornbread picture in the Recipezaar contest. It'll be up sometime tomorrow. I'll post the link when it's up. There were two categories, salty and sweet. I would imagine that Derek entered his Onion Rings in the Salty category and I entered my cornbread in the sweet category so we won't be competeing against each other.

[Keltin]

Thanks! With a little help from Keltin, I actually ended up entering the cornbread picture in the Recipezaar contest. It'll be up sometime tomorrow. I'll post the link when it's up. There were two categories, salty and sweet. I would imagine that Derek entered his Onion Rings in the Salty category and I entered my cornbread in the sweet category so we won't be competeing against each other.

Awesome!! Go Mama, Go Mama, Go Mama!!!!!! :clap:

[TexasGirl]

Awesome!! Go Mama, Go Mama, Go Mama!!!!!! :clap:

Here sweetie, here's your pom poms
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[Fisher's Mom]

Thanks! With a little help from Keltin, I actually ended up entering the cornbread picture in the Recipezaar contest. It'll be up sometime tomorrow. I'll post the link when it's up. There were two categories, salty and sweet. I would imagine that Derek entered his Onion Rings in the Salty category and I entered my cornbread in the sweet category so we won't be competeing against each other.Ooooh, please post the link. I will get all my friends and family to hit it, too! That banana bread deserves it!

[Keltin]

Here sweetie, here's your pom poms
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Those don't really match my socks or go with my eyes. Got anything in Royal Blue????? :yum:

[TexasGirl]

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[Mama]

Ooooh, please post the link. I will get all my friends and family to hit it, too! That banana bread deserves it!

Actually FM, I entered the now infamous "cornbread with butter and honey" pic.

I should have the link tomorrow afternoon. Thanks!

[Keltin]

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Oh YEAH, now we're talking!!

[Fisher's Mom]

Actually FM, I entered the now infamous "cornbread with butter and honey" pic.

I should have the link tomorrow afternoon. Thanks!Duh! It was right there in your post!:bonk: I guess I need to start reading instead of just lookin' at the purty pictures! But the cornbread pic is even better - it has a special place in all of our hearts! We'll do our best to help you win.

[lifesaver91958]

Mmmm banana nut bread. good stuff :chef::chef:

[Deelady]

Just bought a large bunch of bananas and plan to make this as soon as they are ripe enough!!! can't wait :D :D