Easiest Way to Prepare Tasty Buttermilk Banana Bread

Buttermilk Banana Bread. Go Gourmet With Our Buttermilk Bread That Accompanies Any Meal. This is the best banana bread I've ever tasted. I got the recipe from the Vanderbilt Medical Student Mates Cookbook.

And a hint of ground cinnamon and nutmeg beautifully compliment the banana's sweetness. It's a family favorite, for sure! Buttermilk and bananas are meant to be friends. You can cook Buttermilk Banana Bread using 10 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Buttermilk Banana Bread

1. It's 1/2 cup of unsalted butter, softened to room temperature.
2. It's 1 cup of sugar (I used half granulated, half brown).
3. It's 2 of large eggs, at room temperature.
4. It's 1 cup of mashed banana (about 3 medium or 2 large).
5. You need 1/4 cup of buttermilk, at room temperature.
6. Prepare 1/2 tsp. of vanilla extract.
7. You need 1 3/4 cup of all purpose flour.
8. You need 1 tsp. of baking powder.
9. Prepare 1/4 tsp. of salt.
10. Prepare 1/8 tsp. of baking soda.

They team up in this recipe to create a very moist loaf of bread. This banana bread is light in flavor and color. Itreminds me of a very moist banana pound cake because of the rich, buttery crumb. It is SO good warm with a little butter.

Buttermilk Banana Bread instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease a 9x5" loaf pan and set it aside..
2. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda. Set it aside..
3. In a large bowl, using a hand mixer, beat the butter until it is creamy, about 1 minute. Then beat in the sugar until it's nice and fluffy..
4. Add the eggs, mashed banana, buttermilk and vanilla extract. Beat until combined..
5. Next, add the dry ingredients to the wet and mix until just combined..
6. Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan. Bake for 50-55 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean from the center..
7. Place the pan on a cooling rack. After about 15 minutes, gently run a knife around the edges to loosen the bread. Carefully remove it from the pan..
8. Let it cool out of the pan on the wire rack. Once it's cool, slice and serve. Store any leftovers in an airtight container..
9. For buttermilk banana muffins, fill greased muffin tins about 2/3 of the way full and bake @ 350°F for 18-20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the muffins comes out clean..

Some say it is the BEST banana bread recipe they have ever made. This recipe for Buttermilk Banana Bread is perhaps one of the nearest and dearest recipes to our family. Once you make it, you'll never make another banana bread again. Cream together sugar, butter and shortening. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing.