The Best Banana Bread
Total preparation time: 1 hourIngredients:
- 1 1/2 cups Melted butter
- 1 3/4 cups Brown sugar
- 4 Eggs
- 2 1/2 teaspoons Vanilla
- 4 cups Flour
- 1/2 teaspoon Almond extract
- 1 grated orange rind
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- 1/2 teaspoon Soda
- 3 teaspoons Baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon Nutmeg
- 2 teaspoons Cinnamon
- 2 cups Mashed, ripe bananas (soaked in black coffee)
- 1 cup each: raisins and chopped walnuts
Steps:
- Beat together butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla, almond extract, orange rind, adding eggs one at a time. Then add flour mix (right column) and banana mixture alternately to butter mixture. Mix gently.
- Then add nuts and raisins. Grease two loaf pans. Bake at 350 degrees for 40-50 minutes.