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    Home » Recipes » Breakfast & Brunch Recipes

    Flour's Famous Banana Bread

    Modified: Dec 18, 2016 · Published: Jun 26, 2011 by Ashley

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    Dino has been saying that this is the best banana bread that he's ever had, and I agree - it was really tasty...but it was kind of a hassle to make. It dirtied up a ton of pans, and it stuck to the loaf pan, which is something that I haven't run into with other banana bread recipes before. I don't understand the point of the parchment paper. I think it would have worked better if the pan was greased instead. Either way, it was worth the hassle, because it tastes wonderful! I used some Vietnamese cinnamon from Penzeys, and it really enhanced the flavor. Yum!

    Banana bread slices.

    Flour's Famous Banana Bread
    Food Network - Recipe courtesy Chef Joanne Chang of Flour Bakery in Boston

    1 ⅔ cups all-purpose flour
    1 teaspoon baking soda
    ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
    ½ teaspoon salt
    1 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar
    2 eggs
    ½ cup oil
    3 ½ bananas, very ripe, mashed
    2 tablespoons creme fraiche or sour cream
    1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    ⅔ cup walnuts, toasted and chopped

    Set oven to 350 degrees F. Line the bottom of a loaf pan with parchment paper.

    Sift together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. Beat sugar and eggs with a whisk until light and fluffy, about 10 minutes. Drizzle in oil. Add mashed bananas, creme fraiche, and vanilla. Fold in dryingredients and nuts. Pour into a lined loaf pan and bake for about 45 minutes to 1 hour.

    Big Flavors Rating: 5 Stars

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    1. The Procrastobaker

      July 11, 2011 at 5:57 am

      This looks wonderful and well worth the hassle i would have thought! I make banana snack cakes often but have yet to try a banana bread. This looks like a great recipe to start 🙂

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    2. Brian E

      September 01, 2011 at 1:29 am

      I will be making this Banana Bread tomorrow night after work. The bananas I have are just not quite ripe enough. I will post a little review about it! Thanks for sharing the recipe.

      Reply
    3. Ashley

      September 03, 2011 at 11:43 am

      I hope it turned out well for you! I found it to be a bit of a hassle to make, but definitely worth it, since it was so tasty 🙂

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