{"id":2919,"date":"2015-01-07T21:18:27","date_gmt":"2015-01-07T21:18:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mrsbutterfingers.com\/?p=2919"},"modified":"2021-03-31T17:17:46","modified_gmt":"2021-03-31T17:17:46","slug":"ultimate-blue-ribbon-banana-bread","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/mrsbutterfingers.com\/?p=2919","title":{"rendered":"ULTIMATE BLUE RIBBON BANANA BREAD"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mrsbutterfingers.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_1728.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2920\" src=\"http:\/\/mrsbutterfingers.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_1728.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_1728\" width=\"764\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mrsbutterfingers.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_1728.jpg 764w, http:\/\/mrsbutterfingers.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_1728-286x300.jpg 286w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 764px) 100vw, 764px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I made my first banana bread just after the second world war.\u00a0 Bananas disappeared from the produce shelves during the war. \u00a0 Rationing, torpedoed cargo ships and ships used for troop transport meant that many food items were simply not available.<\/p>\n<p>My first banana loaf contained no walnuts.\u00a0 They were still rationed.\u00a0 The recipe was rather frugal with a limited amount of sugar and butter. However to me the flavour was wonderfully exotic and I pretended those brown specks were nuts.<\/p>\n<p>Through the years I baked many variations of banana bread;\u00a0 coconut banana, banana prune, banana chocolate chip and so on.\u00a0 They were all good but not great.\u00a0 Hundreds of banana breads later I declare this is the Blue Ribbon Winner.\u00a0 It is rich with butter and eggs.\u00a0 Deeply flavoured with brown sugar and a smidge of cinnamon.\u00a0 It is extravagantly studded with walnuts, and has a delicate crumb.<\/p>\n<div class=\"easyrecipe\" data-rating=\"0\"> \t<link itemprop=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/mrsbutterfingers.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_1728.jpg\" \/>\n<div class=\"item ERName\">ULTIMATE BLUE RIBBON BANANA BREAD<\/div>\n<div class=\"ERClear\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\"><span class=\"xlate\">Recipe Type<\/span>: <span class=\"type\">quick bread<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Cuisine: <span class=\"cuisine\">baking<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Author: <span class=\"author\">Mrs Butterfingers<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Prep time: <time itemprop=\"prepTime\" datetime=\"PT30M\">30 mins<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Cook time: <time itemprop=\"cookTime\" datetime=\"PT1H\">1 hour<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Total time: <time itemprop=\"totalTime\" datetime=\"PT1H30M\">1 hour 30 mins<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Serves: <span class=\"yield\">10<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERSummary summary\">A richly flavoured banana loaf generously studded with walnuts with just a touch of cinnamon.<\/div>\n<div class=\"ERIngredients\">\n<div class=\"ERIngredientsHeader\">Ingredients<\/div>\n<ul class=\"ingredients\">\n<li class=\"ingredient\">2 1\/4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">1 1\/2 tsp baking powder<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">1\/4 tsp salt<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">1\/2 tsp cinnamon<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">3 ripe bananas mashed<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">1\/2 cup buttermilk<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">1 tsp baking soda<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">34\/ cup butter at room temperature<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">1 cup brown sugar<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">2 eggs at room temperature<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">2 cups of walnuts coarsely chopped.<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">1 tsp vanilla<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ERInstructions\">\n<div class=\"ERInstructionsHeader\">Instructions<\/div>\n<div class=\"instructions\">\n<ol>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Whisk together flour, baking powder,cinnamon and salt; set aside.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">In a large bowl stir together bananas, buttermilk, vanilla and baking soda. Let stand for 10-15 minutes.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Using a stand mixer whip butter with brown sugar until well combined.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Beat in eggs, one by one.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Then beat in the banana mixture until combined.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Add the flour mixture all at once and stir just until combined.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Stir in the walnuts until just combined.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Pour into a grease 9 x 5-inch (2 L) loaf pan. ( Do not use a smaller sized loaf pan.)<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Bake in a 350F oven until cake tester inserted into center comes out clean, 50 to 60 minutes.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Let cool in pan on rack for 15 minutes.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Turn out onto rack; let cool completely.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ERNutrition\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"endeasyrecipe\" style=\"display: none;\">3.5.3251<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mrsbutterfingers.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_1731.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2921\" src=\"http:\/\/mrsbutterfingers.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_1731.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_1731\" width=\"682\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"http:\/\/mrsbutterfingers.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_1731.jpg 682w, http:\/\/mrsbutterfingers.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/IMG_1731-255x300.jpg 255w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"simple_likebuttons_container_small\">\r\n      <div class=\"simple_likebuttons_facebook\">\r\n        <div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\r\n        <script>(function(d, s, id) {\r\n          var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\r\n          if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;}\r\n          js = d.createElement(s); 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