Starbucks Banana Bread

This Starbucks Copycat Banana Bread recipe is a delicious sweet bread loaded with walnuts and delicious bananas. It’s pure comfort and tastes amazing warm with a bit of butter!

THE RECIPE
INGREDIENTS
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 large egg
- 1 cup + 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 2 tablespoons buttermilk
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 ripe medium-large bananas mashed
- 1/2 cup + 1/3 cup chopped walnuts divided
INSTRUCTIONS
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Grease a 9x5-inch loaf pan and dust with flour.
- Whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt and set aside.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the egg, sugar, and vegetable oil until combined. Add in the flour mixture and mix just until combined, then mix in the buttermilk, vanilla, and mashed bananas until combined.
- Fold in 1/2 cup chopped walnuts and pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan.
- Top the batter with the remaining 1/3 cup of chopped walnuts and bake for 45 to 60 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean.
- Cool for 10 minutes on a wire rack and remove from pan. Slice and serve warm or room temperature with or without butter.
This recipe and image adapted from: www.sugarandsoul.co