Banana Bread
The original version of this recipe (without sour cream) won a blue ribbon at the Montgomery County Fair in Maryland. It's a great way to use bananas that are getting too ripe.
Ingredients
- 2 cups flour
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 2/3 cup bananas, mashed (about 2 medium bananas)
- 3 tbsp buttermilk or sour milk*
- 1/2 cup broken nuts optional
Instructions
- Sift flour.
- Resift with baking powder, soda and salt.
- Cream butter and sugar until light.
- Beat egg until light and add to butter/sugar mixture.
- Add in sour cream.
- Add and beat in mashed bananas.
- Stir the wet mixture into the dry in 3 equal parts (only until blended), alternating with thirds of buttermilk.
- Add broken nuts.
- Place the batter into a greased 8"x4" loaf pan or 3 smaller loaf pans.
- Bake in a moderate oven at 350° for 1 hour.
Notes
* Note: if you don't have buttermilk on hand, add 1 tsp of vinegar to 3 tablespoons of milk and let sit for a few minutes. Then use the 3 tablespoons you need for the recipe.