Cosmo's Banana Bread

When I was first dating Andrew, I got it into my head that if he liked my baked goods so much, how about his parents? I had never met them but I wanted to get on their good side as soon as I could. My dad is a huge fan of banana bread and I wanted to try a new recipe to surprise him. I flipped through my Cosmopolitan magazines for any recipes I could find. One section caught my eye, "Foods that can seduce". They had recipes to 'wow friends' and to 'make up with your boyfriend'. But the one I noticed the most was 'how to win over your guys parents'. Now, I must inform you that originally, I was making banana bread for my dad. But the recipe whipped up about 2 loaves. So I got into my head that I would bring the other loaf over to Andrew's house for his parents. Being the shy one with parents at first, I would ding dong ditch and leave the loaf on the doorstep. So I wrapped up a BB loaf with a paper towel, tied a cute ribbon across the top and dropped it off on his doorstep. The note I attached said "I had an extra loaf and thought you guys would enjoy it." Which was in fact, completely made up. My dad mentioned the missing loaf later but I played it off so he never knew. But from that day on, his parents adored my baked good deliveries and that is how I won them over. So here I am to share the recipe with you all and hope whoever this delicious banana bread is for, they enjoy it fully :)

Here is the online version where I got the recipe: http://www.cosmopolitan.com/sex-love/relationship-advice/katie-lee-joel-recipes-4

Banana Bread

2 cups all-purpose flour

¾ teaspoon baking soda

½ teaspoon baking powder

½ teaspoon kosher salt

1 cup sugar

½ cup canola oil

2 large eggs

1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

½ cup buttermilk

3 medium bananas, mashed

½ cup walnuts, finely minced (about 2 oz.

Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 9-by-5-by-3-inch loaf pan. In a small bowl, mix the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. In a medium bowl, beat together the sugar, oil, eggs, and vanilla until well combined. Alternately add the dry ingredients and the buttermilk in three additions. Gently stir in the bananas and nuts. Pour the batter into the loaf pan.

Bake at 350°F for 45 to 55 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean. Let the bread cool in the pan for 5 minutes. Carefully turn out the loaf to finish cooling on a wire rack.