James Beard Banana Bread

Name: James Beard Banana Bread
Ingredients: 4 tablespoons butter; 1/2 cup packed brown sugar; 1/2 cup honey; 2 large eggs; 3 ripe bananas, mashed; 1 1/2 cups flour; 1/2 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/2 cup chopped nuts; 1 teaspoon orange zest (optional)

10 ingredients

7 steps

Ingredients

4 tablespoons butter
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup honey
2 large eggs
3 ripe bananas, mashed
1 1/2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup chopped nuts
1 teaspoon orange zest (optional)

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 350°F.
2

Cream the butter and sugar together.
3

Add honey, bananas, and eggs; mix well.
4

Sift dry ingredients together and fold into banana mixture.
5

Fold in nuts and optional orange zest.
6

Grease baking pan or muffin tins.
7

Bake at 350° for 1 hour. If you bake this in muffin tins, it's about 20 minutes. It is done when toothpick comes out clean.