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Banana Bread


Ingredients:
1 3/4 cup flour 
1 1/2 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 eggs 
2 very ripe bananas
1/2 cup oil
1/4 cup + 1 tablespoon buttermilk 
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup walnuts, chopped.

Alright so, first things first - grab a bowl and mix together all your dry ingredients.  Make sure it's all tossed together.  Also make sure you measure your flour properly. It matters. 

In a separate bowl, mash up your bananas.

Once you've gotten them mashed, add in your eggs and whisk it all up.   Go ahead and add  in the oil, buttermilk, and vanilla, too. 

Grab that flour mixture and slowly mix it into the wet stuff.  Small increments, and make sure it's all combined well before adding more. 

Once it's all mixed, go ahead and fold in those chopped walnuts.  Give it a good stir a couple times.  

Now let's divide this batter between two loaf pans.  Grease 'em up real good.  I like to take a strip of parchment paper and line the bottom with some of the sides hanging over. It makes it easy to get it out, but if you dont have parchment paper, dont stress.  

Bake those loaves at 325 for 80 minutes.  Time varies based on oven, obviously   Start checking around the 80 mark.  You want a knife to come out clean, and those loaves to have a gorgeous dark brown crust.  They'll be a beaut. 

Once they're done, let them cool and slice em up.  Be warned, this shit is delicious and you'll eat it all.  

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