Banana Bread

A moist cake that keeps well.

Recipe courtesy of "The Illustrated Kitchen Bible: 1,000 Family Recipes from Around the World" by Victoria Blashford-Snell, copyright 2008. Used by permission of Dorling Kindersley Limited. All rights reserved.

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Ingredients

1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour		3 ripe bananas
1 1/2 tsp baking powder		1/2 cup plain low-fat yogurt
6 tbsp butter, plus more for the pan		2 large eggs
2/3 cup packed light brown sugar		3/4 cup walnuts, chopped

directions

Prep: 15 min Total:

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1
Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Butter the loaf pan and line the bottom with wax paper. Sift the flour and baking powder together into a bowl. Add the butter and use your fingertips to rub it in until the mixture resembles bread crumbs. Stir in the sugar.
2
Mash the bananas with a fork—you should have 1 cup. Add the bananas, yogurt, and eggs to the flour mixture and stir until combined. Stir in the walnuts. Spread in the pan.
3
Bake for 1 1/4 hours, or until a wooden toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Transfer to a wire cake rack and let cool 5 minutes. Invert onto the rack, remove the paper, and cool completely.

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