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High-Altitude Banana Bread

High-altitude Banana Bread

High-altitude Banana Bread that should work almost anywhere! I created this recipe where I live at 7,400 ft elevation.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 25 minutes
Course Bread
Cuisine American
Servings 10
Calories 271 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 2 bananas ripe
  • 6 Tablespoons butter
  • ⅔ cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1½ cups flour all purpose
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1½ teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • ¾ cup walnuts chopped

Instructions
 

  • Place butter, eggs, vanilla and sugar in a mixing bowl. Mix well with an electric mixer.
  • Add flour, baking powder, and salt, mix well.
  • Add ripe bananas, and use the mixer to mash them as you mix them into the batter.
  • Stir the walnuts into the batter with a spoon. If you are adding any add-ins, go ahead and stir them in now.
  • Pour into a greased bread pan, and bake at 350° for 1 hour and 10 minutes -- or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
  • Preheat oven to 350°.

Notes

You may also add 1/2 cup of chopped dates, chocolate chips, or pecans, if desired. 

Nutrition

Serving: 1sliceCalories: 271kcalCarbohydrates: 34gProtein: 5gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 51mgSodium: 253mgPotassium: 158mgFiber: 2gSugar: 17gVitamin A: 274IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 55mgIron: 1mg
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