When you find something good, you know you just can’t go back! Nothing-Better Buttermilk Banana Bread is the pinnacle of sweet breads that you just can’t resist. Those sugary, mashed bananas and that spark of tangy buttermilk become a moist, delicious combo that you won’t forget anytime soon. When you bake up a batch of tender, sweet, comforting Nothing-Better Buttermilk Banana Bread, you will quickly find that you can taste the difference! It’s just better! It’s bananas how much better!
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup ripe bananas, mashed
- 1/4 cup buttermilk
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon baking soda
Directions
Step 1 –Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Step 2 –Coat a 9x5x3-inch loaf pan with nonstick cooking spray.
Step 3 –In a bowl of a stand mixer or a large bowl with a hand mixer, add the butter and the granulated sugar and beat to combine.
Step 4 –Add the eggs, the mashed bananas, the buttermilk, and the vanilla extract to the butter-sugar mixture and beat to combine.
Step 5 –Add the flour, the baking powder, the salt, and the baking soda to the batter mixture and mix until just combined.
Step 6 –Add the batter to the prepared loaf pan.
Step 7 –Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center of the bread comes out clean, about 50-55 minutes.
Step 8 –Transfer the baked bread from the oven to a wire rack and let it cool in the pan, about 15 minutes.
Step 9 –With a knife, loosen the bread around the edges and carefully transfer it to the wire rack to cool completely.
Step 10 –With a serrated knife, cut the cooled bread into serving-size slices and serve.
