Hacienda Nicholas Bed & Breakfast Inn

The Best Banana Bread (no kidding): Bread

Servings: 16

Prep time:30 minutes

Ingredients:

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  1 1/2 cups melted butter

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  1 3/4 cups brown sugar, packed

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  4 large eggs

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  2 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

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  1/2 teaspoon almond extract

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  2 tablespoons grated orange rind

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  4 cups flour

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  1 teaspoon salt

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  1/2 teaspoon baking soda

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  1 tablespoon baking powder

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  1/2 teaspoon nutmeg

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  2 teaspoons cinnamon

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  2 cups mashed ripe bananas

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  1 cup strong black coffee

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  1 cup raisins

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  1 cup chopped walnuts

Step 1:

In a medium bowl, mix mashed banana with coffee and set aside. In large bowl, beat together butter, brown sugar, eggs, vanilla and almond extract and orange rind. Then add dry ingredients and banana mixture alternately to butter mixture.

Step 2:

Continue mixing while stirring in nuts and raisins. Grease two loaf pans. Bake at 350 for 40-50 minutes. Let cool before removing from pans.