Preheat oven to 350°F. Adjust oven rack to lower middle position and heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease bottom only of regular glass loaf pan, or grease and flour bottom and sides of nonstick 9-by-5-by-3-inch loaf pan, or 4 small loaf pans; set aside.
02
Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy with the paddle attachment of a stand mixer.
03
Beat in eggs.
04
Sift the dry ingredients and combine with butter mixture using a large wooden spoon.
05
Add the bananas, sour cream, zest and vanilla. Mix to combine. Stir in nuts.
I’ve been making banana bread since I was a kid. My first recipe came from a local PTA cookbook, and over the years, I’ve tried many versions. For a long time, my go-to was a Martha Stewart recipe that added sour cream for extra richness. Then in 2018, King…
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Cook Like James
Banana Bread
Prep
Cook
Yield
Ingredients
1 stick unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 cup sugar
2 eggs, at room temperature
1 ½ cups flour (unbleached or white whole wheat)
1 tsp. soda
1 tsp. salt
1 cup mashed very ripe bananas
½ cup sour cream
1 tsp. vanilla
½ tsp. grated lemon zest
½ cup chopped toasted walnuts
Cook Like James · The method
Directions
1
Preheat oven to 350°F. Adjust oven rack to lower middle position and heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease bottom only of regular glass loaf pan, or grease and flour bottom and sides of nonstick 9-by-5-by-3-inch loaf pan, or 4 small loaf pans; set aside.
2
Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy with the paddle attachment of a stand mixer.
3
Beat in eggs.
4
Sift the dry ingredients and combine with butter mixture using a large wooden spoon.
5
Add the bananas, sour cream, zest and vanilla. Mix to combine. Stir in nuts.
6
Bake 1 hour (40 minutes for small pans)
Cook Like James
Banana Bread
Prep
Cook
Yield
Ingredients
1 stick unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 cup sugar
2 eggs, at room temperature
1 ½ cups flour (unbleached or white whole wheat)
1 tsp. soda
1 tsp. salt
1 cup mashed very ripe bananas
½ cup sour cream
1 tsp. vanilla
½ tsp. grated lemon zest
½ cup chopped toasted walnuts
Directions
1
Preheat oven to 350°F. Adjust oven rack to lower middle position and heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease bottom only of regular glass loaf pan, or grease and flour bottom and sides of nonstick 9-by-5-by-3-inch loaf pan, or 4 small loaf pans; set aside.
2
Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy with the paddle attachment of a stand mixer.
3
Beat in eggs.
4
Sift the dry ingredients and combine with butter mixture using a large wooden spoon.
5
Add the bananas, sour cream, zest and vanilla. Mix to combine. Stir in nuts.
