Buttermilk Banana Bread

On Sunday Steve and I went for a great walk through Hemlock Ravine Park behind our home. When we came back (2.5 hours later) we decided that we wanted to make a great snack for after dinner - banana bread. I looked up a few recipes and finally decided to use a buttermilk banana bread recipe - after making the buttermilk pancakes we had some buttermilk left and anything made with buttermilk is delicious!

The recipe overall was fairly easy to follow, the only surprising part was that it takes an hour and 20 minutes to bake! However, we committed to the recipe and decided we would just stay up a bit later to enjoy them (we started making these a little after 9pm).

The recipe turned out perfectly! The loaf was moist and had a prefect slight crust on both the tops and the sides. If you have 2 hours of free time and are looking to try a new recipe I suggest trying this one!

Ingredients:

• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1/3 cup buttermilk
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1 cup mashed bananas (about 3 bananas)
• 1 1/2 cups white sugar
• 1 3/4 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees
• Spray one 9x5 inch loaf pan with cooking oil spry
• Blend together the eggs, buttermilk, oil and bananas
• Sift together the sugar, flour, baking soda and salt; then add to banana mixture
• Pour into prepared loaf pan
• Bake 1 hour and 20 minutes or until a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean

 Bon appetit and enjoy!