Buttermilk Banana Bread Recipe - (4.3/5)

Ingredients

• DRY INGREDIENTS:
• 2 1/8 cups (250 grams) whole wheat flour (white spring wheat has a milder taste than traditional red wheat)
• 1/2 cup (60-grams) walnuts, chopped (optional)
• 1/2 tablespoon baking powder (double-acting)
• 1/2 tablespoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon (3.4-grams) chia seed (optional, but improves omega-3:omega-6 ratio)
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/8 teaspoon ground allspice (optional)
• WET INGREDIENTS:
• 1 3/4 cups (454-grams) very ripe bananas (about 5 to 6 sweet, brown speckled ones, 1 1/2 pounds before peeling)
• 1/2 cup (110-grams) brown sugar (or 2/3 cup raw sugar such as Turbinado or Sucanat, which has a lighter caramel taste)
• 1/2 cup (124-grams) buttermilk (reduced fat is fine)
• 2 large eggs
• 1 tablespoon (16-grams) melted butter (or canola oil)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3/4 teaspoon (3-grams) kosher sal (or 1/2 teaspoon table salt)
• OIL & FLOUR PAN with:
• 1 teaspoon butter
• 1/8 cup flour