Restaurant Recipes
Flour Bakery's Famous Banana Bread
Prep: 20 min | Bake: 1 hr | Yield: 1 loaf
Ingredients
- 1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup + 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup oil
- 3 1/2 bananas, very ripe, mashed
- 2 tablespoons crème fraîche or sour cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2/3 cup walnuts, toasted and chopped
Instructions
- 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 extract.
- Fold in dry ingredients and nuts.
- Pour into a lined loaf pan and bake for about 45 minutes to 1 hour.
Attribution
Recipe courtesy Chef Joanne Chang of Flour Bakery in Boston.