THE TOTALLY NUTS BANANA BREAD

             
 Carpe Diem

What does is mean to you?

Carpe is from Latin and means "You pick, pluck, pluck off, cull, crop, gather, to eat food, to serve, to want", but Ovid used the word in the sense of, "enjoy, seize, use, make use of".

Diem means Day.

Seize the Day.

Live now.

Next time you eat try to enjoy your food with all your Senses.

Touch

Smell

Listen

Look

Hear

And then Eat

This is Mindful Eating

To be present

 To be now

Ingredients:

• 6 Tbs. (3/4 stick) unsalted butter, at room
  temperature
• 1 cup/225g sugar
• 2 or 3 very ripe bananas, coarsely mashed
  3 eggs, lightly beaten
• 1⁄2 cup/119ml buttermilk
• 2 cups/250g all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 1 tsp. freshly grated nutmeg
• 1⁄2 tsp. salt
• 3⁄4 cup/100g coarsely chopped walnuts, pecans
  or hazelnuts

Directions:

Preheat an oven to 350°F. Grease and lightly flour a 9-by-5-inch loaf pan.

In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the flat beater, beat together the butter and sugar on medium speed until creamy, about 1 minute. Add the bananas and eggs and beat until smooth. Add the buttermilk and beat just until combined.

In a bowl, stir together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, nutmeg, salt and nuts. Add the flour mixture to the banana mixture and beat just until combined. The batter should be slightly lumpy. Scrape down the sides of the bowl.

Pour the batter into the prepared pan. It should be no more than two-thirds full. Bake until the loaf is dark golden brown and dry to the touch and the edges pull away from the sides of the pan, 55 to 60 minutes. A toothpick inserted into the center should come out clean. Let the bread rest in the pan for 5 minutes, then turn the loaf out onto a wire rack and let cool completely. Cut into thick slices to serve. Makes one 9-by-5-inch loaf.

Storage Tip: Wrap the bread tightly in plastic wrap and store at room temperature overnight or in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.

This recipe is from Williams-Sonoma

This is a Bake - Along event organized by Joyce from Kitchen Flavours, Lena from Frozen Wings and Zoe from Bake for Happy Kids