Banana Nut Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 5 mins

Ingredients

• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 3 large eggs
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 1/3 cups canola oil
• 2 tablespoons pure vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 cups ripe mashed bananas (about 3 medium)
• 1 cup unsweetened dried shredded coconut
• 1 cup walnuts or 1 cup pecans, toasted and finely chopped
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• cooking spray

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°. coat pans with cooking spray; set aside.
• 2 in a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda and salt; set aside.
• 3 in the bowl of an electric mixer, beat the eggs, sugar and oil on medium-low speed until combined.
• 4 beat in the flour mixture. add the vanilla, banana, coconut, nuts and buttermilk and beat just to combine.
• 5 divide batter betwen prepared pans; smooth with an offset spatula.
• 6 bake, rotating pans halfway through, until a cake tester inserted in the centers come out clean, 60-65 minutes. transfer to a wire rack to cool for 10 minutes. remove laves from pans and let cool completely.
• 7 bread can be kept at room temperature, wrapped in plastic, for up to 1 week, or frozen for up to 3 months.