Banana Bread with a Nutty Twist

Makes 1 loaf of bread

Ingredients:

·         1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, at room temperature

·         1 cup white sugar

·         2 large eggs

·         1 1/2 cups plain flour

·         1 teaspoon baking soda

·         1 teaspoon salt

·         1 cup mashed very ripe bananas

·         1/2 cup sour cream

·         1 teaspoon vanilla

·         1/2 cup chopped walnuts

·         1 tbsp honey

Method:

1.        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.

2.        Add eggs, and beat to incorporate.

3.        In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt. Add to the butter mixture, and mix until just combined.

4.       Add bananas, sour cream, and vanilla; mix to combine. Stir in nuts, and pour into prepared pan.

5.        Bake until a cake tester inserted into the centre of the cake comes out clean, about 1 hour 10 minutes. Let rest in pan for 10 minutes, and then turn out onto a rack to cool.

6.       Wrap banana bread loaf in foil and place in fridge for 3-4 hours, just before serving warm sliced banana bread in an electric oven or toaster and serve with butter or alternatively dust with icing sugar. 

(recipe adapted from here)

Banana and Choc-Chip Bread

Naturally I came across this particular recipe again from Pinterest whilst scrolling through my feed as per my morning routine. I find that Pinterest has become my recipe bible, in the sense I come across 99 percent of my baking/cooking inspirations from this particular app. If you're not already on Pinterest then you might as well be living under a rock. Previously I was an avid and religious follower of Martha Stewart recipes however I found with time that they just became either too bland or too boring and so it was time to delve into the unknown abyss of the "blogosphere" and give other versions of the renown "Banana Bread" with a chocolaty twist a go. The overall response from the several taste testers (i.e. my family)  in regards to the taste was overwhelmingly positive as a result making this recipe a keeper for life.