This walnut raisin banana bread is a quick and easy treat that is perfect for breakfast and tea hours. The sweetness of banana mixed with butter, cinnamon, and toasted walnuts is a total winner!
About This Recipe
Banana bread is classified as a quick bread. Quick bread is called quick because it does not call for yeast as a leavening agent. The dough does not need to rest at all and it is often baked in a loaf tin. Quick breads themselves are divided into two categories, sweet and savory. The raisin walnut banana bread recipe belongs to the first category, which in addition to its sweet taste, also has a soft and moist texture. This recipe is a family favorite. It makes incredibly moist banana bread packed with cinnamon and tons of sweet raisins and toasted walnuts.
Why You Will Love This Recipe
- Easy to make: Banana bread, as it is classified as a quick bread, has a simple and straightforward recipe. Everything can be mixed by hand in a large mixing bowl.
- Extra moist: This banana bread has a crispy crust and a moist and tender inside. Ripened mashed bananas give this bread more moisture.
- Packed with flavor: Thanks to warm spices like cinnamon, lots of bananas, and toasted walnuts this banana bread is packed with flavor.
What You Need To Make Walnut Raisin Banana Bread
- Ripe bananas: Use fully ripe and slightly spotted bananas. Ripe banana adds extra sweetness and flavor.
- Flour: You can use all-purpose flour or bread flour for this recipe but bread flour produces a chewier texture.
- Sugar: Use granulated sugar for this recipe.
- Baking soda: Baking soda acts as a leavening agent and helps the banana bread rise.
- Baking powder: Baking powder is a leavening agent that increases the volume and lightens the texture of the bread.
- Cinnamon: Ground cinnamon adds spicy warmth to the banana bread.
- Walnuts: Toasted walnuts give a perfect crunch to the banana bread.
- Raisins: Raisins add sweetness and texture to baked goods.
- Egg: Eggs add fat and structure to baked goods and help them rise.
Step-by-Step Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180°C (350℉). Put the butter into a bowl and place it in the microwave or on steam, making sure that the butter does not boil. Set aside the melted butter until it reaches room temperature.
- Toast walnuts on medium heat for 2 -3 minutes.
- Peel the ripe bananas and mash them with a fork.
- First pour all the dry ingredients except sugar (sifted flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda) into a bowl and whisk well then set aside.
- Mix sugar and egg until creamy. Add the butter(melted and at room temperature) and mix well.
- Add mashed bananas, cinnamon, and vanilla extract and mix. Mix the ingredients with a whisk or mixer for 2 minutes until thoroughly combined.
- Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients. It is better to use a whisk or spatula to mix dry and wet ingredients. Gently stir the batter until just combined.
- Fold the walnuts and raisins into the mixture. Then pour the batter into the mold.
- Bake for 45-50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
Tips & Tricks
- You can also add chocolate chips to the batter to make this banana bread recipe more unique.
- Pour the butter into a bowl and place it in the microwave or on steam, making sure that the butter does not boil. Set aside the melted butter until it reaches room temperature.
- If you use walnuts toast them first.
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Ingredients
- 1½ cups all-purpose flour
- 100gr melted butter
- 1 cup walnuts, crushed and toasted
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1½ teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup ripe mashed bananas (about 2-3 large ripe bananas)
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup raisins
Instructions
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 180°C (350℉). Put the butter into a bowl and place it in the microwave or on steam, making sure that the butter does not boil. Set aside the melted butter until it reaches room temperature.
Step 2
Toast walnuts on medium heat for 2 -3 minutes.
Step 3
Peel the ripe bananas and mash them with a fork.
Step 4
First pour all the dry ingredients except sugar (sifted flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda) into a bowl and whisk well then set aside.
Step 7
Mix sugar and egg until creamy. Add the butter(melted and at room temperature) and mix well.
Step 5
Add mashed bananas, cinnamon, and vanilla extract and mix. Mix the ingredients with a whisk or mixer for 2 minutes until thoroughly combined.
Step 8
Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients. It is better to use a whisk or spatula to mix dry and wet ingredients. Gently stir the batter until just combined.
Step 9
Fold the walnuts and raisins into the mixture. Then pour the batter into the mold.
Step 10
Bake for 45-50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
Notes
For this recipe, you need a 9x5-inch loaf pan.
