Banana Nut Bread

Ok...so this one is definitely a favorite around my house ( at least for most of us) and I just made it the other day using the recipe from the America's Test Kitchen Family Cookbook ( which is fabulous by the way)...Thank you to my brother in law Brian for the reccomendation. I was sure it was gonna be a winner if he'd been using it. Anyway...this recipe is soo easy to make and so delicious.

Ingredients:

2 cups all purpose flour

3/4 cups sugar

3/4 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

3 very ripe bananas, mashed well ( 1 1/2 cups)

6 tablespoons ( 3/4 stick) unsalted butter, melted and cooled

2 large eggs, lightly beaten

1/4 cups plain yogurt

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 1/4 cups walnuts, toasted and chopped coarse

Directions:

1. Adjust an oven rack to the lower-middle position and heat the oven to 350 degrees. Generously coat a 9 by 5-inch loaf pan with vegetable oil spray.
2. Whisk the flour, sugar, baking soda, and salt together in a large bowl. Whisk the mashed bananas, melted butter, eggs, yogurt, and vanilla together in a separate bowl. Gently fold the banana mixture into the flour mixture with a rubber spatula until just combined. Fold in the nuts ( if using). Do not overmix; the batter will look thick and chunky.
3. Scrape the batter into the prepared pan and smooth the top. Bake until golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out with just a few crumbs attached, about 55 minutes.
4. Let the loaf cool in the pan for 10 minutes before unmolding onto a wire rack to cool for 1 hour.

Enjoy!