• prep: 35 min
• cook: 1 hr 35 min
• total: 2 hr 10 min

servings:

The Epicurious test kitchen baked up the most popular versions of banana bread on our site to discover what we like (or didn't like) about each one. Then we made our ultimate version: a sweet, nutty, and supremely moist loaf that is everything we could ever want in this classic quick bread.

• 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature, plus more for pan
• 1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for pan
• 4 medium very ripe bananas (about 13 ounces), peeled and mashed
• 1/4 cup sour cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 cup (packed) dark brown sugar
• 2 large eggs, at room temperature
• 1/2 cup chopped toasted walnuts
• A 9x5" loaf pan

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