Momma Callie's Banana Nut Bread from The Neely's

My office decided to kick-off the holiday weekend with a pot-luck breakfast on Friday. Of course, I offered to bring in a baked good. Who doesn't love a good piece of banana bread? Although I do have a recipe I love using, I wanted to stick to a more traditional version. I knew I could count on The Neely's for a good ol' fashioned banana bread. Sure enough I found this recipe: Momma Callie's Banana Nut Bread. I knew I couldn't go wrong with that. Sure enough the banana bread turned out great! Golden brown top, super Moist, and a great banana flavor. Definitely give this recipe a try!

Ingredients:

• 1 Stick butter, at room temperature


• 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour


• 1 teaspoon baking soda


• 1 teaspoon baking powder


• 1 teaspoon salt


• 3 large VERY ripe bananas


• 1 cup granulated sugar


• 2 large eggs


• 1/2 cup sour cream


• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract


• 3/4 cup chopped walnuts or pecans


• Powdered Sugar to coat the loaf pan (a trick I learned from my friend Callie's momma)

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and put a rack on the middle shelf.

Sprinkle powdered sugar into the bottom of a 9 by 5 by 3-inch loaf pan.

In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt.

In another large bowl, use a hand electric mixer or a stand mixer to cream the 1 stick of butter and sugar together until light and fluffy (about 2 minutes). Add the eggs, 1 at a time and mix until the egg is incorporated. Break the bananas into pieces and put into the bowl along with the sour cream and vanilla. Beat until just combined (it is ok to leave banana pieces). Add the dry ingredietns and nuts and stir until combined. Pour the batter in the pan. Sprink more powdered sugar on the top.

Bake for 1 hour and 10 minutes, unti la knife can be inserted and come out clean. Let cool for 5 minutes in the pan and then turn out onto a wire rack to finish cooling. (i actually used a disposable loaf pan and left the banana bread in this pan and it turned out great).

Enjoy!