Best Ever Banana Nut Bread

• 2 Cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 Cup sugar
• 1/4 Cup butter, softened
• 2 large eggs
• 1 1/2 Cups mashed ripe banana (about 3 bananas)
• 1/3 Cup plain low-fat yogurt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 Cup chopped walnuts
• Cooking spray

Preheat oven to 350º. Spoon flour into dry measuring cup; level with a knife. Combine flour, baking soda, and salt in a bowl. Stir with whisk. Set bowl aside.

Place sugar and butter in a large bowl, and beat with a mixer at medium speed until well blended - about 1 minute. Add the eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Add banana, yogurt, and vanilla; beat until blended. Add flour mixture; beat at low speed just until moist. Stir in walnuts. Spoon batter into an 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 - inch loaf pan coated with cooking spray.

Bake at 350º for 1 hour or until a wooden toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cook 10 minutes in pan on a wire rack; remove from pan. Cool completely on wire rack.

My wife and I absolutely love this Banana Nut Bread frozen. It's almost a dessert.



Servings: 7 per loaf

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