Banana Oatmeal Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 3 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1 cup oatmeal, not instant
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/2 lb butter
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 3 eggs
• 2 cups mashed bananas
• 2 cups buttermilk
• 1 cup chopped pecans

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325ºf.
• 2 prepare two 8-cup loaf pans by spraying with nonstick spray.
• 3 whisk together flour, oatmeal, baking soda, salt; set aside.
• 4 in mixer bowl and using paddle, cream butter, sugar and vanilla until light and fluffy.
• 5 beat in eggs one at a time; add bananas, beat again until creamy, about 1 minute.
• 6 add dry ingredients mix to creamed mix, alternating with buttermilk.
• 7 stir in pecans.
• 8 bake 45 minutes or until set in middle and bread has pulled away slightly from pans.
• 9 cool before removing from pans.
• 10 makes 16 servings.