How to Make Delicious Buttermilk Banana Bread

Buttermilk Banana Bread. This is the best banana bread I've ever tasted. I got the recipe from the Vanderbilt Medical Student Mates Cookbook. Buttermilk Banana Bread - This is the best banana bread recipe ever!

They team up in this recipe to create a very moist loaf of bread. This banana bread is light in flavor and color. Itreminds me of a very moist banana pound cake because of the rich, buttery crumb. You can have Buttermilk Banana Bread using 10 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Buttermilk Banana Bread

1. You need 1/2 cup of unsalted butter, softened to room temperature.
2. Prepare 1 cup of sugar (I used half granulated, half brown).
3. You need 2 of large eggs, at room temperature.
4. Prepare 1 cup of mashed banana (about 3 medium or 2 large).
5. It's 1/4 cup of buttermilk, at room temperature.
6. Prepare 1/2 tsp. of vanilla extract.
7. Prepare 1 3/4 cup of all purpose flour.
8. You need 1 tsp. of baking powder.
9. Prepare 1/4 tsp. of salt.
10. It's 1/8 tsp. of baking soda.

It is SO good warm with a little butter. Some say it is the BEST banana bread recipe they have ever made. This was the BEST bread EVER! The perfect banana bread contains one special ingredient, buttermilk!

Buttermilk Banana Bread step by step

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease a 9x5" loaf pan and set it aside..
2. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda. Set it aside..
3. In a large bowl, using a hand mixer, beat the butter until it is creamy, about 1 minute. Then beat in the sugar until it's nice and fluffy..
4. Add the eggs, mashed banana, buttermilk and vanilla extract. Beat until combined..
5. Next, add the dry ingredients to the wet and mix until just combined..
6. Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan. Bake for 50-55 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean from the center..
7. Place the pan on a cooling rack. After about 15 minutes, gently run a knife around the edges to loosen the bread. Carefully remove it from the pan..
8. Let it cool out of the pan on the wire rack. Once it's cool, slice and serve. Store any leftovers in an airtight container..
9. For buttermilk banana muffins, fill greased muffin tins about 2/3 of the way full and bake @ 350°F for 18-20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the muffins comes out clean..

It helps to produce this light, almost white, banana bread that cannot be achieved with a normal recipe. The flavor is spot on, with all the banana goodness you would want, but also a presentation that will leave people with questions. This recipe for Buttermilk Banana Bread is perhaps one of the nearest and dearest recipes to our family. Once you make it, you'll never make another banana bread again. Grease bottom and edges of one loaf pan with butter.