Step 1

In a large mixing bowl, combine the white, sugar, brown sugar and butter and blend with a hand mixer about 90 seconds. Add the eggs, buttermilk, yogurt and vanilla and blend together well.

Step 3

In another mixing bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and cardamom and blend. Pour half into the wet ingredients and blend well, then add the remainder and blend well.

Step 5

Add the walnuts and blend in well. Add the banana pieces, fold in gently.

Step 7

Grease a bread pan well. Pour batter in and bake in a preheated 350 oven about 60-75 minutes.

Step 9

After about 35-40 minutes, cover the top of the bread with a foil tent, so it won’t get too brown. Do the toothpick test to check for doneness . Remove to a cooling rack.