{Old fashioned} Banana Nut Bread Recipe (2024)

Post author:Melissa Haines
Post published:May 13, 2019
Post comments:10 Comments

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This is a recipe from an aunt of mine. It dates back, at least fifty years. To me, some of the best recipes are the old-fashioned, tried and true recipes that are passed down from family members. Come on in and I’ll share my Aunt Nadine’s recipe for delicious, Old Fashioned Banana Nut Bread.

Banana Nut Bread

Bread recipes are some of my favorite kinds of recipes. I love all types of food, but man do I love bread This banana bread recipe is down-home comfort food. I always love how banana bread has that beautiful split down the middle.It’s so beautiful. It reminds me of this beautiful pumpkin bread with a streusel topping, and this classic white bread.

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Banana Nut Bread
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How Do You Keep Banana Bread Moist?
How Long will Banana Bread Last?
What do you eat with Banana Bread?
How do you make Banana Bread?
Here’s a quick video on how I made this Banana Nut Bread Recipe:
{Old fashioned} Banana Nut Bread Recipe with Video

There is not a whole lot better than a warm piece of Banana Bread fresh out of the oven with a little butter melting into the cracks and crevices.

Add delicious walnuts, and this is really the ultimate comfort food. It’s perfect for a delicious snack, visitors or dessert.

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How Do You Keep Banana Bread Moist?

Cover banana bread with a clear wrap to keep it moist

How Long will Banana Bread Last?

1-2 days at room temperature, and 1 week in the refrigerator. Cover with a clear wrap to keep moist.

What do you eat with Banana Bread?

Banana bread is best served warm with a dab of butter and/or cream cheese. Serve with milk.

How do you make Banana Bread?

In a large bowl, cream sugar, and butter
Mix in eggs and vanilla
Mix buttermilk and baking soda – add this to the batter
In another bowl, mix flour and salt
Add the flour mixture to the wet mixture and mix
Fold in walnuts
Pour into 2 greased loaf pans
Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour

Here’s a quick video on how I made this Banana Nut Bread Recipe:

{Old fashioned} Banana Nut Bread Recipe with Video

An old fashioned recipe that is tried and true. Delicious to the last bite.

5 from 2 votes

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Course: bread

Cuisine: American

Ingredients

2 cups granulated sugar
½ cup butter
2 eggs
2 tsp. vanilla
½ cup buttermilk
1 tsp. baking soda
3 large bananas ripe – mashed
3 cups flour all-purpose
1 tsp. salt
½ cup chopped walnuts

Instructions

In a large bowl, Cream sugar, and butter
Add eggs and beat well
Add vanilla
Mix baking soda with the buttermilk and add this to the bowl
Add mashed bananas
In a medium bowl, mix flour, and salt
Add the flour mixture to the wet mixture and mix in
Fold in walnuts
Mix and pour into 2 greased loaf pans
Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour

Notes

*I’ve had some comments on Pinterest about the amount of sugar used. I do find that the older recipes have a lot more sugar than we are used to. If 2 cups of sugar seems extreme to you, you can cut it back to 1 cup. One pinner even noted that they only used 1/2 cup and it was still sweet.

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Erin April 4, 2020Reply
This recipie is so close to my great great great grandmother’s that came to America from Poland 107 years ago. We use 1 cup of buttermilk and 2 1/2 cups flour. Also from great grammy, 1 tap vinegar then fill to 1 cup with milk is a perfect substitute for buttermilk.
1. Melissa April 4, 2020Reply
  I love this!
Sharon April 19, 2020Reply
Where did you get your loaf pan?
1. Melissa April 20, 2020Reply
  I honestly can’t remember if my mom gave them to me as a gift or I bought them myself. The bottom of the pan says Tabletops Gallery by Alfred (TM). I did a quick Google search and didn’t find the exact pans. I found similar pans on Amazon, but not exact. If I purchased them, it would have been at Marshall’s. I always peruse the bakeware there for my kitchen collection. My mom, however, is always on the hunt for white cookware to buy when she goes to Goodwill. She finds the best baking dishes there. I’m sorry that I couldn’t find the exact pans for you.
Kimberly May 18, 2020Reply
Made this today with my 3yo and it’s delicious! We only used 1/2 cup of coconut sugar instead of the 2 cups of sugar and it still came out great (and sweet) but we made sure our bananas were very ripe. Will definitely be making again!
1. Melissa May 20, 2020Reply
  I love that you made it with your 3-year-old. 🙂 How fun! I’m so glad that you like it. Thank you so much for the rating and comment.
Mary edgar January 31, 2022Reply
Not sure what’s a tap of vinager?
1. Melissa January 31, 2022Reply
  I’m sorry. I’m not sure where you see vinegar in the post. Did I mention vinegar somewhere? I have looked and can’t find it, but I’m operating on very little sleep, today – so who knows. Let me know if I missed something and I’ll try to fix it. Thank you.
Rita February 4, 2022Reply
Its to make butter milk you add vinegar to milk, it’s in the recipe.
1. Melissa February 8, 2022Reply
  If you have buttermilk on hand or can get to the store, then I prefer to use the store-bought buttermilk. I have made buttermilk with milk and 1 tablespoon of lemon juice to every one cup of milk as a substitute, but you are correct – adding vinegar also works. I would use white 1 Tbsp. of vinegar for every 1 cup of milk that is required.