Honey Walnut Banana Bread

I've never met anyone who doesn't like banana bread.. even if they hate bananas.  Make sure you use overripe bananas- ripe ones will not deliver the same flavor and texture.  This banana bread was particularly sweet and moist (probably from the honey) and is sure not to disappoint.

Enjoy it, my favorite way, warmed with butter.  Yum!!

3 Ripe/over ripe Bananas, mashed up
1/2 Cup butter (1 small stick)
1/2 cup Honey
1/2 Cup Brown Sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla
2 eggs (room temperature)
1/4 tsp Baking Soda
1 tsp Baking powder
1/3 tsp Cinnamon Powder
1/4 tsp salt
1 1/4 cup of Flour
1/2 cup Oats
1 cup Chopped Walnuts

Method:
- Preheat your oven to 350F. In a large mixing bowl or the bowl of a stand up mixer, add the mashed bananas (over ripe
bananas are best, mine weren’t), a stick of butter, the honey, brown sugar, vanilla, eggs, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon powder and salt.
- Using the paddle attachment on medium speed, mix all the ingredients together, till it’s all combined. Don’t worry too much if there are a few banana lumps here and there.
- Add the flour and oats and barely mix it to come together. In fact you can just hand mix it.
- Add 3/4 cup of the chopped walnuts and fold in with a spatula or wooden spoon. You really don’t want to over beat this batter once you add the flour and oats to it, that’s what keeps it moist and crumbly.
- Pour the batter into a loaf tin and sprinkle the left over nuts over the top.
- Bake at 350F for 40-45 minutes. Check with a tooth pick to see if the bread is done. If the toothpick comes out clean after poking it through the center of the cake, it’s done.

Tip: You’ll probably notice the edges and bottom, brown fairly quickly, but if you’d like to see more color on the top of the bread, turn off the oven after it’s done and switch it to the broiler on high for a few minutes (maybe just 2-3 minutes), till the top is a nice golden. Keep a close eye on it!

Let cool.

Found through food gawker