Banana Bread
Moist and delicious banana bread recipe. Easy to make, no need
for a mixer! Ripe bananas, butter, sugar, egg, vanilla, baking soda, and flour.
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Incr-EDIBLES
The beauty of this banana bread recipe is
you don't need a fancy mixer! A mixing bowl, a fork to whisk the eggs and a sturdy spoon to
mix the batter are all you need. The sugar amount is flexible. The original
recipe called for a cup of white sugar, but most people, including me, do just
fine with 3/4 of a cup, and many are happy with a 1/2 cup.
You can toss in a cup of chopped nuts,
raisins, or chocolate chips if you want, or put the batter into muffin tins and
make banana nut muffins instead.
You can even go a step further and make chocolate banana
bread.
I was given this banana bread recipe years
ago from my friend Heidi H, who, many years before, had begged the recipe from
a ski buddy’s mother—Mrs. Hockmeyer. Thanks Heidi!
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Banana Bread
PREP
TIME10
mins
COOK
TIME55
mins
TOTAL
TIME65
mins
SERVINGS8 to 10 servings
YIELD1 loaf
No need for a mixer for this recipe!
Clean-up is easy too, if you want, you can mix everything in one mixing bowl.
The best bananas to use for banana bread
are those that are over-ripe. The yellow peels should be at least half
browned, and the bananas inside squishy and browning.
We recommend an 8x4-inch pan for this
recipe. It can also be made in a 9x5-inch pan, but the loaves will have less
rise.
NOTE: We
have reduced the amount of baking soda in this recipe from 1 teaspoon to 1/2
teaspoon. After testing, we found that bread made with less baking soda has a
slightly higher and more consistent rise with a nice dome and a tender crust,
while the flavor and texture are consistent with the original recipe. This
said, if you have been baking this bread with 1 teaspoon of baking soda and are
happy with those results, by all means continue doing so!
Ingredients
- 2 to 3 medium
(7" to 7-7/8" long) very ripe bananas, peeled (about 1
1/4 to 1 1/2 cups mashed)
- 1/3 cup
(76g) butter, unsalted or salted, melted
- 1/2 teaspoon baking
soda
- 1 pinch salt
- 3/4 cup (150g) sugar
(1/2 cup if you would like it less sweet, 1 cup if more sweet)
- 1 large egg,
beaten
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
extract
- 1
1/2 cups (205g) all-purpose flour
Method
1.
Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C), and
butter a 4x8-inch loaf pan.
2.
In a mixing bowl, mash the ripe bananas
with a fork until completely smooth. Stir the melted butter into the mashed
bananas.
3.
Mix in the baking soda and salt. Stir in
the sugar, beaten egg, and vanilla extract. Mix in the flour.
4.
Pour the batter into your prepared loaf pan.
Bake for 50 minutes to 1 hour at 350°F (175°C), or until a toothpick or wooden
skewer inserted into the center comes out clean. A few dry crumbs are okay;
streaks of wet batter are not. If the outside of the loaf is browned but the
center is still wet, loosely tent the loaf with foil and continue baking until
the loaf is fully baked..
5.
Remove from oven and let cool in the pan
for a few minutes. Then remove the banana bread from the pan and let cool
completely before serving. Slice and serve. (A bread knife helps to make slices
that aren't crumbly.)
Wrapped well,
the banana bread will keep at room temperature for 4 days. For
longer storage, refrigerate the loaf up to 5 days, or freeze it.
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NUTRITION
FACTS(PER SERVING) |
|
|
220 |
CALORIES |
|
7g |
FAT |
|
37g |
CARBS |
|
3g |
PROTEIN |
Nutrition information is
calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.
In cases where multiple ingredient alternatives are given, the first listed is
calculated for nutrition. Garnishes and optional ingredients are not included.
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