What you'll need
Ingredients
- ½ cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 eggs, at room temperature
- 1½ 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
The method
Directions
- 01
Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter 9x5 pan or 4 small loaf pans.
- 02
Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy with mixer.
- 03
- 04
Sift the dry ingredients and combine with butter mixture using a large wooden spoon. Do not overmix.
- 05
Add the bananas, sour cream, zest and vanilla. Mix just to combine. Stir in nuts.
- 06
Bake 1 hour (40 minutes for small pans)
From James's kitchen to yours.
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I’ve tried dozens of banana breads but this one has become the standard for the best traditional banana bread. No exotic ingredients, fancy spices, exotic nuts – just good old fashioned dense moist banana bread. I like to make the in 4 mini loaf tins, but i…
Ingredients
- ½ cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 eggs, at room temperature
- 1½ 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. Butter 9x5 pan or 4 small loaf pans.
- 2
Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy with mixer.
- 3
Beat in eggs.
- 4
Sift the dry ingredients and combine with butter mixture using a large wooden spoon. Do not overmix.
- 5
Add the bananas, sour cream, zest and vanilla. Mix just to combine. Stir in nuts.
- 6
Bake 1 hour (40 minutes for small pans)
I’ve tried dozens of banana breads but this one has become the standard for the best traditional banana bread. No exotic ingredients, fancy spices, exotic nuts – just good old fashioned dense moist banana bread. I like to make the in 4 mini loaf tins, but i…
Ingredients
- ½ cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 eggs, at room temperature
- 1½ 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. Butter 9x5 pan or 4 small loaf pans.
- 2
Cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy with mixer.
- 3
Beat in eggs.
- 4
Sift the dry ingredients and combine with butter mixture using a large wooden spoon. Do not overmix.
- 5
Add the bananas, sour cream, zest and vanilla. Mix just to combine. Stir in nuts.
- 6
Bake 1 hour (40 minutes for small pans)
