'This bread is bananas' banana bread
Ingredients
- 2 overripe bruised bananas, peels and all
- 1/2 cup butter, at room temperature
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1-1/2 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- Pinch salt
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup buttermilk
- 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and line or grease a loaf pan. Bring a large pot of water to a boil.
- Peel the bananas and roughly chop the peels. Simmer peels in boiling water for five minutes then drain, rinse under cold water to cool, and set aside.
- Using a hand or stand-mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, mix the butter and sugar together until incorporated, light and fluffy.
- In a medium-size bowl, mix the flour with the baking powder, soda and salt.
- Using a blender or food processor, blend the bananas, peels, eggs, buttermilk and vanilla.
- Slowly beat the banana mixture into the butter mixture until incorporated. Beat in the flour mixture until combined.
- Pour the mixture into the prepared pan and bake for about one hour or until toothpick comes out clean.
