Banana Bread With Walnuts And Orange Zest

Dusting the top prior to baking with demerara sugar, will make a caramelized topping. you can sub the pecans for the walnuts. got this recipe from a williams-sonoma cookbook.

Steps

Preheat oven to 350f butter and flour a 9x5 loaf pan.

In a small bowl using a fork , mash the bananas.

You should have 11 / 3 cups.

In a separate bowl , stir together the all purpose flour , whole-wheat flour , baking powder baking soda , salt , nutmeg , orange zest and nuts , set aside.

In a large bowl , whisk the eggs until blended.

Stir the brown sugar , butter , and milk.

Add the dry ingredients in 3 batches alternatively with the mashed bananas in 2 batches , beginning and ending with the dry ingredients , just until moistened.

Be careful not to overmix !.

Pour the batter into the prepared pan smoothing the top with a rubber spatula.

Bake for 55-60 minutes or until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean.

If the top begins to brown too much , cover with a sheet of aluminum foil the last 15 minutes of baking.

Transfer to a wire rack and let cool in the pan for 5 minutes.

Turn out into wire rack and let cool completely , before slicing.

Ingredients

unsalted butter, all-purpose flour, bananas, whole wheat flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, nutmeg, orange zest, walnuts, eggs, light brown sugar, whole milk