Banana Sour Cream Bread

This banana bread recipe with sour cream is just wonderful! I know, you're probably thinking, "Oh no! Another banana bread recipe!" But this one is a little different: the sour cream makes this one so moist it melts in your mouth. This one is great for gift giving and holidays. Loaves freeze well.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 60 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins
• Calories: 263 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 cup chopped walnuts (Optional)
• 3 eggs
• 4 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• ¾ cup butter
• 3 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 (16 ounce) container sour cream
• 6 very ripe bananas, mashed
• 3 ¼ cups white sugar, divided
• 3 teaspoons ground cinnamon, divided

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Grease four 7x3-inch loaf pans.

Step 2

Mix 1/4 cup sugar and 1 teaspoon cinnamon together in a small bowl until well combined; dust the greased pans lightly with sugar mixture.

Step 3

Beat remaining 3 cups sugar and butter together in a large bowl with an electric mixer until smooth. Add mashed bananas, sour cream, eggs, vanilla, and remaining 2 teaspoons cinnamon; continue to beat until well-blended. Add flour, baking soda, and salt; mix until just combined. Stir in walnuts and divide batter evenly into the prepared pans.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, about 1 hour.