Ingredients:
- 1 1/4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
- 1 1/4 cups whole wheat flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 4 large eggs at room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup butter at room temperature
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup raw / Turbinado sugar
- 2 cups mashed ripe bananas
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
- 1/4 cup good bourbon (I use Woodford Reserve)
- Butter flavored cooking spray
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Spray 2 dark loaf pans (9 x 5) with butter flavored cooking spray.
- Whisk together flours, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl. Set aside.
- In another bowl, whisk the eggs.
- Add vanilla to eggs.
- In a separate bowl, cream the butter and sugar together with a mixer until light and fluffy.
- Gradually add the egg mixture to the sugar mixture while mixing.
- Add the bananas to the egg and sugar mixture.
- With a spoon or spatula, add the flour mixture to the batter until just incorporated.
- Fold in nuts.
- Stir in bourbon.
- Pour into prepared pans.
- Bake for 55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean.
- Cool in pans or on wire racks for 5 minutes.
- Turn loaves out of pans and cool completely on wire racks.
- Wrap in plastic wrap and then put into a Ziploc bag.
- Serve within 2 days or freeze.
- Enjoy plain or topped with butter or whipped cream cheese.