Dad’s Banana Nut Bread

Description

My dad made this bread for years to the delight to our family. Pair it with a dish of fruit and a cup of coffee for breakfast. Yum! The flax seed meal gives a great texture without altering the flavor.

Ingredients

  • ½ cup butter, softened
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 very ripe bananas, mashed
  • 1 cup self-rising flour
  • ¼ cup flax seed meal
  • ½ cup chopped walnuts (Optional)

Instructions

  1. Preheat an oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease a 9×5-inch loaf pan
  2. or line a muffin pan with cupcake liners.
  3. In a mixing bowl
  4. beat the butter and sugar with an electric mixer until light and fluffy.
  5. Beat in the eggs one at a time
  6. followed by the bananas.
  7. Mix in the self-rising flour and flax seed meal until just incorporated; fold in the walnuts.
  8. Pour batter into the prepared pan.
  9. Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean
  10. about 20 minutes for muffins
  11. or 1 hour for a loaf. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.

Prep Time: 20 mins

Cook Time: 1 hr

Total Time: 2 hrs 20 mins

Servings: 16

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