Buttermilk Banana Bread

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This Buttermilk Banana Bread is a healthier take on banana bread using applesauce and buttermilk and is amazingly moist and delicious! There are always over ripe bananas in this house, if I don’t have time to use them up, I freeze them whole in bags then defrost when it’s time to bake.

This is a very moist, dense banana loaf and it was scarfed up within a hour of it leaving the oven.

Ingredients For Buttermilk Banana Bread

• 2 very ripe bananas, (peels should have brown spots), roughly mashed
• 1/2 cup Applesauce
• 1 large Egg, beaten
• 1 cup all-purpose Flour
• 1/2 cup granulated Sugar
• 1/2 cup Brown sugar
• 1tsp. Baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. Baking soda
• 1/4 tsp. Salt
• 1/2 tsp. Cinnamon
• 1/4 cup Buttermilk

How to Make Buttermilk Banana Bread

1. Kick the tires and light the fires to 350 degrees F.
2. Grease and flour a loaf pan.
3. In a large mixing bowl combine the bananas, applesauce and egg, then set them aside.
4. In a medium bowl whisk together the flour, sugars, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon.
5. Add the dry mixture to the banana and then blend alternately with the buttermilk.
6. Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan and bake for 45 to 55 minutes.  The loaf is done when a toothpick/butter knife  inserted in the middle of the loaf comes out clean.
7. When the pan is cool enough to handle, remove loaf from the pan and cool on a baking rack.

And see if it makes it through the night, betcha it won’t! I was really impressed with this recipe, so I had to share. Enjoy!

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Buttermilk Banana Bread

This Buttermilk Banana Bread is a healthier take on banana bread using applesauce and buttermilk and is amazingly moist and delicious!

5 from 5 votes

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Prep Time

5 minutes

Cook Time

45 minutes

Total Time

50 minutes

Course

Dessert

Cuisine

bread

Servings

12

Calories

135

Author

Karlynn Johnston

Ingredients

 

• ▢ 2 very ripe bananas(peels should have brown spots, roughly mashed)
• ▢ 1/2 cup apple sauce
• ▢ 1 large egg beaten
• ▢ 1 cup all-purpose flour
• ▢ 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• ▢ 1/2 cup brown sugar
• ▢ 1 teaspoon baking powder
• ▢ 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• ▢ 1/4 teaspoon salt
• ▢ 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• ▢ 1/4 cup buttermilk

Instructions

 

• Grease and flour a loaf pan. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F.
•  In a large mixing bowl combine the bananas, applesauce and egg; set aside. 
• In a medium bowl whisk together the flour, sugars, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. 
• Add the dry mixture to the banana blend alternately with the buttermilk.
• Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan and bake for 45 to 55 minutes. The loaf is done when a toothpick/butter knife inserted in the middle of the loaf comes out clean.
• When the pan is cool enough to handle, remove loaf from the pan and cool on a baking rack.

Nutrition Information

Calories: 135kcal, Carbohydrates: 31g, Protein: 1g, Cholesterol: 14mg, Sodium: 114mg, Potassium: 155mg, Sugar: 20g, Vitamin A: 40IU, Vitamin C: 1.8mg, Calcium: 37mg, Iron: 0.7mg

All calories and info are based on a third party calculator and are only an estimate. Actual nutritional info will vary with brands used, your measuring methods, portion sizes and more.

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