There are lots of banana bread recipes in the world; they all have similar ingredients yet some are better than others. We make banana bread quite often, we love to keep bananas in the house for an easy and healthy snack, but they brown quickly so instead of throwing them away we use them in breads or muffins.

A few years ago my friend Amy gave me a recipe for the most delicious banana bread. I’m definitely glad that I held on to it for so long because I haven’t found another I like more. This recipe is different than most, it calls for yogurt.  The bread turns out to be full, fluffy, and moist. It’s less dense than a lot of other banana breads I have tried.  For fun, we added cardamom powder and cinnamon sugar on top.

2 cups flour
¾ cup sugar
¾ teaspoon baking soda
¾ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cardamom powder

3 ripe bananas mashed
¼ cup yogurt
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
6 Tablespoon butter- melted and cooled
1 ¼ cup walnuts

cinnamon sugar

•Preheat oven to 350°, butter a 9×5 baking pan
•Whisk dry ingredients in a large bowl
•Combine Mashed bananas, yogurt, eggs, vanilla & butter and fold into dry
•Pour into bread pan and sprinkle cinnamon sugar on top
•Bake for 55-60 minutes