Cookbook:Banana Bread with Walnuts

Banana bread is a type of quick-bread or cake. This recipe yields a dense and moist banana bread, studded with walnuts.

Ingredients

 * 490 g all-purpose flour
 * 5½+⅛ tsp baking powder
 * 1 pinch salt
 * 8 oz butter, softened
 * 320 g turbinado sugar
 * 4 ea. (200 g) eggs
 * 950 g mashed banana
 * 2 ½ cups walnuts, coarsely chopped
 * Turbinado sugar for sprinkling

Procedure

 * 1) Combine the flour, baking powder, and salt.
 * 2) Cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.
 * 3) Whisk the eggs, and gradually beat them into the butter mixture.
 * 4) Mix in one third of the flour mixture, followed by half the banana. Continue alternating in this way until all the dry mixture and mashed banana is incorporated.
 * 5) Stir in the walnuts.
 * 6) Grease and line 2 loaf pans. Divide batter evenly between pans. Sprinkle the tops with additional turbinado sugar.
 * 7) Bake at 350°F for at least 1 hour. After this point, check the banana bread every 10 minutes or so until it is done. It will be browned, and a skewer inserted into the center of the loaf should come out clean with no more than moist crumbs attached.
 * 8) Let cool to room temperature in the pans. Unmold.

Notes, tips, and variations

 * The quantity of walnuts may be increased or decreased as desired.
 * Slices of this banana bread can be toasted, although they are somewhat fragile.