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Simply Delicious Buttermilk Banana Bread

September 26, 2016 By Jill Selkowitz / 11 Comments Updated December 3, 2019 / As an Amazon Associate and member of other affiliate programs I earn from qualifying purchases; see all disclosures.

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Simply Delicious Buttermilk Banana Bread

My Simply Delicious Buttermilk Banana Bread is just that, simple and delicious. Sometimes, it is just the simple pure ingredients that are the best in life.

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Simply Delicious Buttermilk Banana Bread

Buttermilk Banana Bread

Buttermilk Banana Bread

This Buttermilk Banana Bread recipe is my favorite of all my Banana Bread recipes. I love the simplicity of it and I love the light and clear color.  I’ve been making this Simply Delicious Buttermilk Banana Bread for many years and have no idea where this recipe originates.

It probably was out of a cookbook, where so many and probably most modern day recipes originate. (I still have my little index card box of recipes from 1970 that I filled for years with yummy recipes.)

I tried to find the recipe online and found almost the exact recipe at Mel’s Kitchen Café. Mel says she got her recipe from her Aunt. So, where did her Aunt get this recipe? I’m giving credit to Mel for this recipe since she got it online first. 🙂  Thank you, Mel!

 

Cast of Ingredients for Simply Delicious Buttermilk Banana Bread

Cast of Ingredients for Simply Delicious Buttermilk Banana Bread

I used both white and brown sugar in these photos for this bread. If you want a whiter Banana Bread, try using all white sugar.

For a milder sweet and equally delicious taste, I sometimes use Demerara Sugar in place of the white/brown sugar. I’ve switched to Demerara Sugar for most recipes that call for White Sugar. We use Demerara Sugar in our Cuban Coffee every morning.

Not only is this Simply Delicious Buttermilk Banana Bread wonderful baked in the oven, it is equally as delicious “baked” in the Pressure Cooker. Measurements and Directions for baking in the Pressure Cooker are down below, after the Oven method.

 

Make Your Own Buttermilk Substitution

Make Your Own Buttermilk Substitution

If you don’t have Buttermilk on hand, don’t worry, don’t panic. You can make your own Buttermilk using this Make Your Own Buttermilk Substitution recipe.

Besides Cast Iron stovetop cooking, I love baking and cooking using my Cast Iron too. I’m pretty exclusive with the stuff.

 

Combine your sugar and butter

Combine your sugar and butter

Take your butter out of the refrigerator about 30 minutes before you are ready to start mixing up the ingredients. Don’t melt the butter, room temperature is good. Add the sugar and butter to a Medium Mixing Bowl.

 

Beat the Sugar and Butter Together

Beat the Sugar and Butter Together

Using an Electric Hand Mixer, beat the sugar and butter until it is nice and smooth.

 

Add in the rest of the wet ingredients

Add in the rest of the wet ingredients

Add in the eggs, Homemade Buttermilk and vanilla. Break up the bananas, so that you can beat them in at the same time you beat the wet ingredients.

 

Beat until well combined

Beat until well combined

Start out on low speed and graduate to high speed and incorporate all the wet ingredients together. The batter should be nice and smooth.

 

Don't Scoop from the Container or Bag of Flour

Don’t Scoop from the Container or Bag of Flour

If you don’t want to read all my chatter in this article, please at least read my article on How to Properly Measure Flour.

I don’t want you to end up with a rubbery or a brick Simply Delicious Banana Bread and then blame the  recipe.

Proper measurement of Flour is essential!

 

Fold in the Flour by hand

Fold in the Flour by hand

Add in the dry ingredients and fold them into the batter a bit, so that the flour doesn’t fly out of the bowl.

 

Beat with Mixer until Smooth

Beat with Mixer until Smooth

Using your Electric Hand Mixer, beat in the flour until fully incorporated.

 

Grease and Flour Loaf Pan

Grease and Flour Loaf Pan

Using Homemade Ghee or Coconut Oil, grease and lightly flour your Loaf Pan. I made a mess of this one for some reason. Your Loaf Pan should not look this messy. Hehehe, Oy!

 

Pour Batter into Loaf Pans

Pour Batter into Loaf Pans

Please note:  Because I made half the recipe in the oven and half the recipe in the Pressure Cooker, the above photo is of half the batter. This is why the bread pictured above is short and not the full tall size. I decided to do this AFTER I poured the batter into this Loaf Pan, so that is why it is also messy. 🙂

 

Nordic Ware 6-Cup Bundt Pan

Click the picture to buy this Nordic Ware 6-Cup Bundt Pan

For baking this Simply Delicious Banana Bread in your Pressure Cooker, you can use a Cake Pan, if you like. However, I recommend using a 6 cup Bundt Pan, as I get the best results.

The Bundt Pans come in two colors and it is the luck of the draw as to which color you get. I was lucky to have gotten both colors!

I have provided this link to Amazon, so you can get your own.

The Banana Bread seems to cook more evenly and puffs up lighter and fluffier.

 

Jean Butcher Morrow

Photo courtesy of Jean Butcher Morrow

Here is a gorgeous Pressure Cooker Simply Delicious Banana Bread from one of my group members, Jean Butcher Morrow. Jean used a cute little Bundt Pan for this recipe. Directions for the Pressure Cooker are in the Recipe Card at the bottom of this page. 🙂

 

Perfectly Baked Simply Delicious Buttermilk Banana Bread

Perfectly Baked Simply Delicious Buttermilk Banana Bread

Pop in the oven and bake until done. If you have a cake tester, it should come out clean after inserting it into the middle of the Simply Delicious Buttermilk Banana Bread.

 

Light and Fluffy Banana Bread

Light and Fluffy Banana Bread

Yummy! This Banana Bread is very light and fluffy. If you want a denser Banana Bread, try my very popular Grandma Mill’s Banana Nut Bread recipe, which you can cook in your Pressure Cooker.  It gets rave reviews!

 

Buttermilk Banana Bread

Buttermilk Banana Bread

Allow the Banana Bread to cool before slicing. Enjoy.

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  • Lodge Loaf Pan
  • Nordic Ware Bundt Pan

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Here is the handy printable recipe:

Simply Delicious Buttermilk Banana Bread

Simply Delicious Buttermilk Banana Bread

5 from 4 votes
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Course: Breakfast, Dessert
Cuisine: American, Baked Goods
Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 55 minutes minutes
Total Time: 1 hour hour 5 minutes minutes
Servings: 8 servings
Calories:
Author: Jill Selkowitz

Ingredients

Oven Version

  • 1/2 cup Butter room temperature
  • 1 cup Demerara Sugar or White Sugar
  • 1/4 cup Light Brown Sugar packed or 1/4 cup Demerara Sugar or White Sugar
  • 2 large Eggs
  • 3 large Bananas nicely ripe and cut into chunks
  • 1/4 cup Buttermilk or use my Make Your Own Buttermilk recipe
  • 1/2 teaspoon Pure Vanilla Extract
  • 1 3/4 cups All Purpose Flour properly measured
  • 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
  • 1/8 teaspoon Baking Soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon Sea Salt
  • 1 Large or 2 smaller Loaf Pans

Pressure Cooker Version

  • 1/2 cup Butter room temperature
  • 1 cup Demerara Sugar or White Sugar
  • 1/4 cup Light Brown Sugar packed or 1/4 cup Demerara Sugar or White Sugar
  • 2 Eggs + 1 Egg White
  • 3 large Bananas nicely ripe and cut into chunks
  • 1/4 cup Buttermilk or use my Make Your Own Buttermilk recipe
  • 1/2 teaspoon Pure Vanilla Extract
  • 1 3/4 cups All Purpose Flour properly measured
  • 1.5 teaspoons Baking Powder
  • 1/8 teaspoon Baking Soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon Sea Salt
  • 6 cup Bundt Pan

Instructions

  • Add sugar and butter to a large bowl and beat until well combined.
  • Add eggs, bananas, buttermilk, and vanilla and beat until smooth.
  • To the wet batter, add in flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Mix until completely combine.
  • Grease and lightly flour your Loaf Pan(s).
  • Pour in batter and jiggle the pan to even out the batter.
  • Bake at 350 degrees for 50-60 minutes, or until a cake tester comes out clean.

Pressure Cooker

  • Add 1.5 cups of water into Pressure Cooker cooking pot and place a trivet.
  • Grease and lightly flour a 6 cup Bundt Pan and pour batter into the pan.
  • Cover with a paper towel and foil and poke steam holes for steam to release.
  • Cook at High Pressure for 55 minutes, with a Natural Pressure Release.

Notes

The white and brown sugar can be substituted for all white sugar, Coconut Sugar or Demerara Sugar.
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Comments

  1. Jenifer says

    October 30, 2023 at 9:55 am

    If I wanted to make half the recipe and pressure cook in my 3 quart mini, is the cook time still 55 minutes.
    Thank you

    Reply
  2. Jennifer Hillmann says

    June 7, 2018 at 2:33 pm

    5 stars
    OMG, I made this buttermilk banana bread for my husband and we ate the WHOLE LOAF in one evening. Moist, flavorful and absolutely the most delicious banana bread either of us have EVER had. THANK YOU THANK YOU!

    Reply
    • Jill says

      June 7, 2018 at 3:08 pm

      Hi Jennifer. I am so thrilled you enjoyed the bread. It is addictive and I understand eating the whole loaf at once. 🙂 Jill

      Reply
  3. Anita Faulkner says

    October 27, 2017 at 12:32 pm

    5 stars
    Can you add chopped pecans?

    Reply
  4. Reba Scott says

    October 3, 2017 at 12:14 pm

    If I substitute coconut sugar will I use the same amount as the white and brown sugars? Can I substitute the coconut sugar for just the white and still use brown sugar in it too?

    Reply
  5. Diana says

    July 18, 2017 at 6:36 am

    I have this recipe in the Instant Pot now so I haven’t seen the result. The only confusing thing about the recipe is it reads to cream butter and SUGAR not SUGARS, so I wasn’t really sure about when to add the brown sugar.

    Reply
  6. Linda says

    May 4, 2017 at 3:07 pm

    5 stars
    If you make Greek yogurt and are drowning in whey it’s a great substitute for the buttermilk in this recipe.

    Reply
  7. Sandy Talbott Harrison says

    March 15, 2017 at 9:57 pm

    When making your own buttermilk from whey, do you mix lemon juice or cream of tartar with the whey ?

    Reply
  8. Mark Zumkeller says

    September 26, 2016 at 8:19 pm

    This looks great! I have never made banana bread before, so this may have to be my first!

    Is there any benefit to using the pressure cooker for this? Have you made it in the air fryer?

    Reply
    • Jill says

      September 27, 2016 at 12:28 am

      Hi Mark~

      My personal preference is in the oven or the air fryer. I love the edges that you can only get using dry heat.

      Jill

      Reply
    • Yuki says

      June 4, 2017 at 10:05 am

      5 stars
      I just made this in the pressure cooker and it’s delicious, but the texture is definitely different than normal banana bread… it’s almost more like a bread pudding, but like Jill mentioned – no crusty edges. Not turning on my oven though is worth it!

      Reply

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