Starbucks Banana Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 3/4 cups flour (bread flour is best)
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup ripe banana, mashed (this is usually 2 or 3 bananas)
• 1/3 cup margarine
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup chopped walnuts, portions (divided into 2 (1/2 c.)

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 350 degrees. in a medium size bowl combine all dry ingredients (flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt), stir together to combine. in another medium size bowl combine margarine and sugar, with a mixer cream the margarine and sugar together until light and fluffy. add in mashed bananas and eggs, and mix well. add 1/2 of the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients, mix until the flour is just mixed in, then add in the remaining flour and 1/2 cup walnuts, blend together until everything is mixed together. do not overstir.
• 2 pour batter into a greased 8×4 inch loaf pan. then top the batter with the remaining chopped walnuts. bake at 350 degrees for 55 to 60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. cool for 10 minutes on a wire wrack.
• 3 while starbucks does not make their banana bread with butter, i think this comes out more rich this way. i also like to add in a sprinkle or two of cinnamon and sugar into this, again, not in their recipe, it does add that little something extra.