Banana Bread Recipe
A delicious and easy-to-make Banana Bread recipe that results in a moist and tender crumb. Perfect for using up ripe bananas.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 50 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour
- Yield: 1 loaf (12 slices)
- Category: Bread
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
Dry Ingredients:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Wet Ingredients:
- 3 to 4 ripe bananas, mashed (about 1 ¼ cups)
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted and cooled
- 1/3 cup sour cream (can use plain Greek yogurt)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven: Preheat to 350°F and prepare loaf pan.
- Prepare dry ingredients: Whisk flour, baking soda, and salt.
- Mix wet ingredients: Mash bananas, then whisk in sugar, eggs, butter, sour cream, and vanilla.
- Combine: Gently stir in flour mixture until just combined. Transfer to loaf pan.
- Bake: Bake for 50-60 minutes until toothpick comes out clean. Tent with foil if browning too much.
- Cool and serve: Let cool in pan, then transfer to a rack to cool completely before slicing and serving.
Notes
- To save time, you can skip whisking the dry ingredients separately and add them together in step 4.
- Tools Needed: 8.5 x 4.5 inch or 9 x 5 inch loaf pan, mixing bowls.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 226 kcal
- Sugar: 16g
- Sodium: 207mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 1g
- Carbohydrates: 35g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 49mg
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