Description
Sour cream makes this banana bread so moist you'll be sneaking slices to hide from the rest of the family. Adding pistachios and dried cherries puts it over the top!
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 3 over ripe bananas, mashed
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp. baking soda
- 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup shelled pistachios
- 1/2 cup dried cherries, chopped
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Grease and flour a glass or metal loaf pan.
- In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar together until well blended.
- Add eggs and vanilla. Beat well.
- Mash bananas, then slowly add to mixer.
- Add sour cream and mix until just incorporated.
- In a separate bowl, combine dry ingredients together.
- Gradually add dry ingredients to wet mixture on slow speed.
- Try not to over mix.
- Stir in pistachios and dried cherries.
- Pour into 9 X 5 greased loaf pan.
- Bake at 350 degrees for at least 1 hour. In my oven, it takes 1 hour and 15 minutes.
- Test by inserting a toothpick in middle. Continue baking if it doesn't come out clean.
- Let banana bread cool for at least 1 hour before cutting.
Notes
Add 1/2 cup chocolate chips and 1/2 cup walnuts instead of pistachios and cherries if you wish, or leave out the extras all together!
- Category: Breads
- Method: Mixer
- Cuisine: American
Keywords: banana bread, pistachios, cherries, bananas, ripe bananas, breads