The Best Banana & Apple Bread
This Banana & Apple Bread is waiting to be sliced hot out of the oven and slathered with butter!
Ingredients
- 1 stick plus 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
- 2 apples like Figi or Granny Smith, peeled, cored and cut into 1/2 inch pieces
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 1/2 tsps vanilla
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp ground cloves
- 1/4 tsp freshly grated nutmeg, or ground nutmeg
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 ripe bananas, mashed (1cup)
- 1/4 cup orange juice
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°. Grease and flour a 9-by-5-by-4 1/2 inch loaf pan. In a medium bowl, stir together the flour, baking soda, salt, cloves, nutmeg, and the remaining 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon.Step 3 In a large bowl, using a handheld electric mixer beat the remaining stick of butter with the granulated sugar on medium speed until light and fluffy. Add the eggs, 1 at a time, and mix until smooth. Add the mashed bananas, orange juice and the remaining 1 teaspoon of vanilla and beat until smooth. Add the dry ingredients and beat on low speed until smooth. Using a rubber spatula, fold in the apples.Step 4 Scrape the batter into the prepared pan and smooth the surface. Bake for 1 hour and 20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean; cover loosely with foil if the loaf becomes too dark. Let the loaf cool in the pan for 10 minutes before turning it out onto a rack to cool completely.