Description

Make this banana walnut bread part of your fall ritual. It's better than what your famous coffee shop offers because it's super moist, full of flavor, delicious, plus you get the whole loaf!

Ingredients

• Bread:
• 1 1/2 c. flour
• 1/2 t. salt
• 1/2 t. baking powder
• 1/2 t. baking soda
• 1 t. cinnamon
• 1 c. sugar
• 1 extra large egg (a large egg could be used)
• 1/2 c. vegetable oil
• 2 t. vanilla extract
• 1 c. roughly mashed banana
• 2/3 c. chopped walnuts, plus more for garnish
• Frosting:
• 2 T. cream cheese, at room temperature
• 1 heaping c. powdered sugar
• 1/2 t. vanilla extract
• milk or cream, for thinning

Steps

1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Spray and line a standard metal 9×5 loaf pan with parchment paper with long ends overlapping pan so it can be lifted out easily.
2. Whisk the flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and sugar together in a large bowl or a stand mixer. Beat in the egg, oil, and vanilla.
3. Fold in the banana and nuts until well combined. Turn into the pan; even out the batter.