BUTTERMILK BANANA BREAD

Buttermilk Banana Bread

Holy buttermilk and bananas Batman!  My little ones go absolutely CRAZY for Buttermilk Banana Bread!  Simple, sweet and oh so good!

​It's hard to improve on our fast and easy family-favorite Banana Bread recipe, but this Buttermilk Banana Bread always disappears as fast as I can slice it! Buttermilk and ripe bananas team up for the moistest sweet bread - almost like a banana pound cake, but with a rich buttery crumb.  This recipe makes wonderful Buttermilk Banana Muffins too!

Buttermilk Banana Bread

This is the perfect banana bread to eat warm from the oven....slice it into thick slices and spread some sweet creamy butter on top.  It almost melts in your mouth!

Buttermilk Banana Bread

When you have a countertop full of ripe bananas and even a little bit of buttermilk sitting in the fridge, you can have sweet little loaves of this rich and flavorful bread baking in mere minutes.  It's the perfect recipe to have your little ones help you with too - they can be mashing bananas and stirring the batter with a big wooden spoon, and they are always so proud to make their own little banana bread treats!

​Bonus - it freezes well too!  I like to brush a tiny bit of warm maple syrup on top to give it a beautiful glaze when I plan to freeze.  Simply wrap each loaf in plastic wrap, wrap in foil, and then place 3 or 4 individual loaves in larger freezer bags before freezing.  These will keep well frozen for up to 3 months - if they last that long!

Buttermilk Banana Bread

BUTTERMILK BANANA BREAD

It’s hard to improve our family favorite Banana Bread, but this Buttermilk Banana Bread always disappears as fast as I can slice it!  Buttermilk and ripe bananas team up for the moistest sweet bread – almost like a banana pound cake but with a rich, buttery crumb. This recipe makes wonderful Buttermilk Banana Muffins too!
 
INGREDIENTS:
½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter (room temperature)
1/3 cup buttermilk (room temperature)
2 large eggs (room temperature)
2 cups all-purpose flour (spooned & leveled, not scooped)
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup mashed brown bananas
1 teaspoon vanilla

Buttermilk Banana Bread

HOW I MAKE THIS:

1. Set the butter, buttermilk and eggs out to come to room temperature.
   
2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and adjust rack to middle of oven.  Lightly spray a 9x5 loaf pan or 4 individual loaf pans with nonstick spray, or line muffin tin with liners.  Set aside.
3. In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar on medium speed, about 3 minutes. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Blend in the mashed bananas, buttermilk and vanilla on medium speed for 1 minute.
4. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt until combined. Using a large spoon or rubber spatula, slowly mix half of the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients. Slowly stir everything together just until no more flour pockets remain. Add remaining flour mixture and again stir just until combined – DO NOT OVERMIX! 
5. Spoon the batter into the prepared baking pan(s) or muffin tins and bake for 28 to 32 minutes for small individual loaves, 50 to 55 minutes for full-sized loaf, or about 18-22 minutes for muffins (depending on the size of the pans you use).  To prevent the top and sides from getting too brown, loosely covering the bread with aluminum foil once it is golden.  A toothpick inserted in the center of the loaf will come out clean when the bread is done.
6. Remove from the oven and allow the bread to cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to cool completely on a wire rack.
7. For gift-giving, special occasions and holidays, I will glaze the buttermilk banana bread loaves by brushing with maple syrup immediately upon removing from the oven.  This keeps the loaves incredibly moist and gives a shiny, delicious look and flavor to the bread.  

Yield:  makes one 9x5 loaf, four 3x5 loafs, 10 mini-loafs or 12 muffins.

Originally posted October of 2013; revised and reposted August 2018.

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