How to Make Perfect Buttermilk Banana Bread

Buttermilk Banana Bread.

You can have Buttermilk Banana Bread using 10 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Buttermilk Banana Bread

1. It's of unsalted butter, softened to room temperature.
2. Prepare of sugar (I used half granulated, half brown).
3. Prepare of large eggs, at room temperature.
4. It's of mashed banana (about 3 medium or 2 large).
5. You need of buttermilk, at room temperature.
6. Prepare of vanilla extract.
7. You need of all purpose flour.
8. Prepare of baking powder.
9. You need of salt.
10. You need of baking soda.

Buttermilk Banana Bread step by step

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease a 9x5" loaf pan and set it aside..
2. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda. Set it aside..
3. In a large bowl, using a hand mixer, beat the butter until it is creamy, about 1 minute. Then beat in the sugar until it's nice and fluffy..
4. Add the eggs, mashed banana, buttermilk and vanilla extract. Beat until combined..
5. Next, add the dry ingredients to the wet and mix until just combined..
6. Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan. Bake for 50-55 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean from the center..
7. Place the pan on a cooling rack. After about 15 minutes, gently run a knife around the edges to loosen the bread. Carefully remove it from the pan..
8. Let it cool out of the pan on the wire rack. Once it's cool, slice and serve. Store any leftovers in an airtight container..
9. For buttermilk banana muffins, fill greased muffin tins about 2/3 of the way full and bake @ 350°F for 18-20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the muffins comes out clean..