Sourdough Banana Nut Bread

Ingredients

• 1 cup white sugar
• 0.33 cups butter , softened
• 1 egg
• 1.5 cups mashed ripe bananas
• 1 cup sourdough starter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 0.5 teaspoons baking soda
• 0.5 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 0.5 teaspoons ground nutmeg
• 0.5 teaspoons salt
• 0.75 cups chopped pecans
• 0.25 cups sliced almonds
• 0.25 cups dried cranberries

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x5-inch loaf pan.

2. 2

   Combine sugar, butter, and egg in a large mixing bowl; beat until creamy. Add mashed bananas, sourdough starter, and vanilla extract; mix well.

3. 3

   Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt together in a separate bowl. Stir into the banana mixture until just combined. Do not overbeat. Fold in pecans, almonds, and cranberries.

4. 4

   Pour batter into the prepared pan. Let batter rest for about 10 minutes.

5. 5

   Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 60 to 65 minutes.