The Best Banana Bread

This is the best banana bread that I've ever made! It's so good that Dr. Sweetpea ate most of the banana bread in like two days.  It's from the Baking Illustrated cookbook and I'm so glad I found this recipe.

Banana Bread

(Source: Baking Illustrated)

2 cups (10 ounces) all purpose flour

1 1/4 cups walnuts, chopped course

3/4 cup (5 1/4 ounces) granulated sugar

3/4 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

3 very ripe bananas, mashed well (about 1 1/2 cups)

1/4 cup plain yogurt

2 large eggs, beaten lightly

6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Adjust oven rack to the lower-middle position and heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease the bottom and sides of a 9x5 inch loaf pan; dust with flour, tapping out the excess. Spread the walnuts on a baking sheet and toast until fragrant, 5 - 10 minutes. Set aside to cool. Whisk the flour, sugar, baking soda, salt, and walnuts together in a large bowl; set aside. Mix the mashed bananas, yogurt, eggs, butter and vanilla with a wooden spoon in medium bowl. Lightly fold the banana mixture into the dry ingredients with a rubber spatula until just combined and the batter looks thick and chunky. Scrape the batter into the prepared loaf pan. Bake until the loaf is golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 55 minutes. Cool in the pan for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack. Serve warm or at room temperature.