How To Make Banana Bread

Ingredients

• 8 tablespoons (113g) unsalted butter, at cool room temperature

• 2/3 cup (142g) brown sugar, packed

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

• 1 teaspoon cinnamon

• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg

• 1 teaspoon baking soda

• 1 teaspoon baking powder

• 1 teaspoon salt

• 1 1/2 cups (340g) mashed ripe banana (from about 1 1/2 pounds unpeeled bananas)

• 3 tablespoons (64g) apricot jam or orange marmalade, optional but tasty

• 1/4 cup (85g) honey

• 2 large eggs

• 2 1/4 cups (269g) King Arthur Unbleached All-Purpose Flour

• 1/2 cup (57g) chopped walnuts, optional

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 325°F. Lightly grease a 9" x 5" loaf pan; or a 12" x 4" tea loaf pan.

2. In a large bowl, combine the butter, sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking soda, baking powder, and salt, beating until smooth.

3. Add the mashed bananas, jam, honey, and eggs, again beating until smooth.

4. Add the flour, then the walnuts, stirring just until smooth.

Bake for 20 min