Starbucks Banana Walnut Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 egg
• 1 1/8 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil (i.e. canola oil)
• 2 tablespoons buttermilk
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 bananas (medium large, ripe and mashed)
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts (for batter)
• 1/3 cup chopped walnuts (for topping)

Recipe

• 1 pre-heat the oven to 325 degrees f; and grease a 9x5x3 inch loaf pan and dust with flour.
• 2 blend together the flour, baking soda and salt, set aside.
• 3 mix together the egg, sugar and vegetable oil until well combined; add the flour mixture, blend then add the buttermilk, vanilla, mashed bananas and mix until combined.
• 4 fold in 1/2 cup chopped walnuts and pour batter into prepared loaf pan.
• 5 top batter with remaining 1/3 cup chopped walnuts.
• 6 bake for 45 to 60 minutes, until a wood pick comes out clean; cool for 10 minutes on a wire rack before removing the cake from the pan.