Sunrises, Flowers, and Banana Bread

As some may know I am not a morning person. During the summers when I was in middle school, I would sleep past noon.

Now a days, my alarm wakes me up at 6 during the workweek. But it's not all bad... especially when you get to wake up to sunrises

And flowers

and of course... Banana Bread!

Banana Walnut Bread
Adapted from Starbucks's recipe  
 
Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 egg
• 1 1/8 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 5 tablespoons buttermilk
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• 3 ripe medium-large bananas (mashed)
• 1/2 cup plus 1/3 cup chopped walnuts

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Grease a 9x5x3 loaf pan and dust with flour. 
2. Blend together the flour, baking soda and salt and set aside.
3. Mix together the egg, sugar and vegetable oil until combined. 
4. Add the flour mixture and when blended add the buttermilk, vanilla and mashed bananas and mix until combined. 
5. Fold in 1/2 cup chopped walnuts and pour batter into prepared loaf pan. Top batter with remaining 1/3 chopped walnuts.
6. Bake for 45 to 60 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. 
7. Cool for 10 minutes on a wire rack before removing from pan.