Best Martha Stewarts Banana Nut Bread Recipes

MARTHA STEWART'S BANANA NUT BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees, and butter or spray a 9x5x3" loaf pan.
• With an electric mixer, cream the butter and sugar very well until light and fluffy.
• Add the eggs, beating well.
• Sift the dry ingredients together and combine with the butter mixture; blend well.
• Add the bananas, sour cream, and vanilla; stir well.
• Stir in the nuts.
• Pour into pan.
• Bake 50-60 minutes until a cake tester comes out clean.
• Turn out onto a rack to cool.

BANANA NUT MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a standard 12-cup muffin tin with baking cups. Spread walnuts on a baking sheet and bake until fragrant, about 12 minutes. Cool 15 minutes then coarsely chop. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon. In a separate bowl, whisk together banana, sugar, eggs, butter, and milk. Stir wet ingredients into dry ingredients then stir in 1 cup walnuts.
• Divide batter evenly between prepared cups using a 2-ounce scoop. Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup nuts and sanding sugar if desired. Bake until tops spring back when lightly touched, about 20 minutes. Cool in pans 5 minutes, then remove to wire rack to cool completely.

CHOCOLATE CHIP BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour an 8 1/2-by-4 1/2-inch (6-cup) loaf pan. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking soda, zest, and salt. Mix in oil, eggs, and bananas. Stir in chocolate chips and nuts. Pour into pan.
• Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 70 to 80 minutes (tent loosely with foil if loaf browns too quickly). Cool loaf 10 minutes in pan; then turn out of pan and cool completely, right side up, on a rack.

MARTHA STEWART'S BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Butter 9x5x3-inch loaf pan.
• With an electric mixer, cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
• Add the eggs, beating well.
• Sift the dry ingredients together and combine with butter mixture.
• Blend well.
• Add the bananas, sour cream, and vanilla.
• Stir well.
• Stir in the nuts and pour batter into pan.
• Sprinkle with floured chocolate chips.
• Bake 1 hour until a cake tester comes out clean.
• Turn out onto rack to cool.
• Enjoy!

THE BEST BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 9-by-5-by-3-inch loaf pan; set aside. In an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs and beat to incorporate.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt. Add to the butter mixture and mix until just combined. Add bananas, sour cream, and vanilla; mix to combine. Stir in nuts and pour into prepared pan.
• Bake until a cake tester inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, about 1 hour 10 minutes. Let rest in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a rack to cool.

MARTHA STEWART'S BANANA BREAD (EASY RECIPE)

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Grease a 9x5x3-inch loaf pan with non-stick spray or butter.
• To a large mixing bowl, add softened butter and sugar. Beat with an electric mixer at medium speed until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes.
• Add the eggs, 1 by 1, beating until well-combined.
• Sift in the flour, baking soda, and salt. Beat just until combined, about 1-2 minutes.
• Add the mashed bananas, sour cream, and vanilla. Mix with a rubber spatula, then stir in the nuts.
• Pour the batter into the greased pan. Coat the chocolate chips lightly with flour, if using. Sprinkle floured chocolate chips over the batter.
• Bake for 1 hour or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Let the bread cool in the pan for 10 minutes, and then transfer it onto a wire rack to cool. Slice, serve, and enjoy!

THE BEST BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly butter one 9-by-5-inch loaf pan.
• Whisk together the flour, pecans, granulated sugar, baking soda, cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon salt and nutmeg in a large bowl. Whisk together the eggs, melted butter, buttermilk, brown sugar and vanilla in a medium bowl; stir in the mashed bananas. Fold the banana mixture into the flour mixture until just combined (it's OK if there are some lumps).
• Pour the batter into the buttered pan and lightly tap the pan on the counter to evenly distribute the batter. Bake until browned and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out completely clean, about 1 hour. Let the bread cool for 10 minutes in the pan, then turn out onto a rack to cool completely.

BANANA-WALNUT LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 9-by-5-by-3-inch (2-quart) loaf pan; set aside. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda; set aside.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. With mixer on low speed, add flour mixture in three additions, alternating with two additions of banana; mix until just combined. Stir in walnuts, if desired, by hand.
• Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out with only a few moist crumbs attached, 60 to 70 minutes. Let cool 10 minutes in pan, then turn out of pan and let cool completely on a wire rack.

STREUSEL BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees with a rack in lower third. Butter a 9-by-5-inch loaf pan; line with parchment, leaving a 1-inch overhang on long sides. In a bowl, combine flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, and salt. Stir in butter and pecans until small clumps form and mixture is evenly moistened. (Streusel can be made ahead and refrigerated, covered, up to 3 days.)
• In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt. In another bowl, whisk together butter, granulated sugar, eggs, vanilla, and buttermilk; stir in bananas. Make a well in flour mixture and pour banana mixture in. Stir together until just combined (do not overmix). Spoon half of batter into prepared pan. Sprinkle half of streusel evenly over batter. Add remaining batter, then sprinkle remaining streusel evenly over top.
• Bake until golden brown and a tester inserted in center comes out clean, about 1 hour, 20 minutes. (If top is browning too quickly, tent with foil.) Let cool in pan 20 minutes, then transfer using parchment to a wire rack. Let cool completely before serving.

BUTTERMILK BANANA NUT BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Coat pans with cooking spray; set aside.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda and salt; set aside.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat the eggs, sugar and oil on medium-low speed until combined.
• Beat in the flour mixture. Add the vanilla, banana, coconut, nuts and buttermilk and beat just to combine.
• Divide batter betwen prepared pans; smooth with an offset spatula.
• Bake, rotating pans halfway through, until a cake tester inserted in the centers come out clean, 60-65 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool for 10 minutes. Remove laves from pans and let cool completely.
• Bread can be kept at room temperature, wrapped in plastic, for up to 1 week, or frozen for up to 3 months.

BANANA NUT BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Beat butter and sugar until blended. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in banana and sour cream. Whisk together flour, cinnamon, baking soda and salt. Add to butter mixture, stirring just until moistened. Fold in 1/2 cup walnuts., Transfer to a greased 9x5-in. loaf pan. If desired, sprinkle with additional walnuts., Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 50-60 minutes. Cool in pan 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool.

BANANA-NUT FRENCH TOAST SANDWICHES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place walnut halves on a rimmed baking sheet, and toast until lightly browned and fragrant, about 10 minutes. Set aside. When cool, chop walnuts coarsely.
• Whisk together eggs, cream, vanilla extract, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt in a medium bowl, and set aside. Combine bananas, dark-brown sugar, and toasted walnuts in another bowl. Lay out 6 slices of bread on work surface. Top each slice with 1/3 cup of the banana mixture. Top with remaining bread slices; press gently to seal the sandwiches.
• Place sandwiches in a shallow baking dish (or two dishes) large enough to hold them in a single layer. Pour egg mixture over bread, and soak 10 minutes. Carefully turn sandwiches over, and soak until bread is soaked through, about 10 minutes more.
• Reduce oven temperature to 250 degrees. Place a wire rack on a baking sheet; set aside. Heat remaining banana mixture in a small skillet over medium-low heat until sugar is melted and bananas are soft and slightly translucent, about 3 minutes. Add 4 tablespoons butter, and stir to combine; keep warm.
• Heat 2 tablespoons butter and 2 tablespoons vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Fry half of the sandwiches until golden brown, 2 to 3 minutes per side. Transfer to wire rack, and place in oven while cooking remaining sandwiches. Wipe out skillet, and repeat with remaining butter, oil, and bread. Keep in oven until ready to serve. Cut into triangles, and serve with warm banana mixture and maple syrup, if desired.

BANANA-CHOCOLATE BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter and flour a 5-by-9-inch loaf pan. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt.
• In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat butter and sugar on medium-high until fluffy, 3 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition and scraping down bowl as needed.
• Beat in bananas, sour cream, and vanilla. Beat in flour mixture and chocolate on medium. Pour batter into pan. Bake until a skewer inserted in center of loaf comes out clean, 50 to 60 minutes.
• Let bread cool in pan 10 minutes. Remove bread from pan and let cool completely on a wire rack.