It has been cold here. Not above 7 degrees all day with lows in the negatives kind of cold. This banana bread smelled awesome as it baked, and the oven heated up the kitchen nicely. After an hour it finally came out of the oven. I took some pictures, then got a steaming slice of peanut butter banana bread, spread butter on it and sat at the table with a cup of coffee..and that was my Sunday.
I think the best way to mash bananas is to peel them, break them in half, put them in a bowl and squeeze them with your hands. You want to mash them until most of the large lumps are gone.
I adapted this recipe from one of my favorite food blogs, Joy the Baker. I used sour cream, but if you have plain yogurt on hand you could use that instead of sour cream. You can also adjust the sugar level in this bread depending on your preference. I have made this bread using 3/4 cup of brown sugar as well as 1 cup and they both come out great. The nuts and chocolate are optional. I used nuts but no chocolate in this loaf.
- 1 cup whole wheat flour
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- ¾ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- pinch of ground cloves
- 2 cups mashed bananas (3-4 bananas)
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- ⅓ cup creamy peanut butter
- ⅓ cup sour cream
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ⅓ cup chopped walnuts (optional)
- ⅓ cup chocolate chips (optional)
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- Grease and flour a 9×5 inch loaf pan
- Whisk together flours, baking soda, salt and spices in a large bowl
- In a medium bowl, mix mashed bananas, butter, peanut butter and sour cream
- Add eggs, sugar and vanilla and blend until smooth
- Pour wet mixture into dry ingredients and stir together until all flour is combined
- Fold in nuts and chocolate chips if using
- Pour the batter into the greased and floured pan and bake for 55-65 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean from the center of the loaf
- Let loaf cool some in the pan before removing to cool completely
Comments
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This looks so amazing – I love spreading butter on homemade loaves like banana bread, cornbread etc. This looks like a great recipe!
Thanks so much! I don’t think it gets much better than warm bread and butter. Thanks for checking out Ginger Bear Kitchen!
Just made this for the gang and it was great. BTW, there is no such thing as “optional” chocolate chips.
I’m so glad you made it! Yay! And good call on the chocolate…I wish I had chocolate when I made mine.