11387 Sour Cream–Banana Bread 1 hr 30 mins 20 mins 1 (9-inch) loaf Wed Apr 02 02:26:00 -0700 2008 Fri Mar 06 16:57:00 -0800 2009 Easy American CHOW http://www.chow.com/recipes/11387 Sat, 07 Mar 2009 00:57:00 GMT Moist, tangy, and full of banana flavor Moist, banana-packed bread with the tang of sour cream that's great sliced and eaten on its own or toasted for a morning snack. This banana bread starts as a thick, tangy batter full of mashed banana, and emerges from the oven with a golden-brown crust and a moist, almost cakelike texture.

Game plan: We tested this recipe using a stand mixer, but it could easily be made by stirring all the ingredients together by hand in a large bowl.

This recipe was featured as part of our Cooking with Winter Ingredients story.

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  • Heat the oven to 350°F and arrange a rack in the middle. Coat a 9-by-5-inch loaf pan with butter and dust it with flour, tapping out the excess. Whisk together 2 cups flour, baking powder, salt, baking soda, and cinnamon in a large bowl to aerate and break up any lumps. Set aside.
  • Combine sugar, eggs, oil, and vanilla in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment and beat on medium speed until thoroughly combined, about 2 minutes. Add bananas and sour cream and mix until just combined. Scrape down the sides of the bowl, add flour mixture, and mix until just combined.
  • Turn batter into the prepared loaf pan and bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, the top is golden brown, and the bread is pulling away from the sides of the pan, about 1 hour.
  • Transfer to a wire rack to cool for 10 minutes. Slide a knife around the perimeter of the pan, invert to release the bread, and cool completely on the wire rack before serving.
    • ]]>     http://www.chow.com/assets/2009/03/banana_bread290.jpg Adela Jung 52 Snack 2 cups all-purpose flour, plus extra for dusting

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    ]]>     301 1 1/4 teaspoons kosher salt

    ]]>     1/2 teaspoon baking soda

    ]]>     279 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

    ]]>     298 1 cup granulated sugar

    ]]>     2 large eggs, at room temperature

    ]]>     1/3 cup vegetable oil

    ]]>     292 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

    ]]>     4 very ripe medium bananas, mashed (about 1 1/4 cups)

    ]]>     1/2 cup sour cream

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