This delicious and easy recipe creates the best moist banana bread! The ingredients for this bread are simple and can be mixed in one pan in just minutes!
Prep Time 10 minutesmins
Cook Time 50 minutesmins
Total Time 1 hourhr
Servings 8slices
Equipment
Bread Loaf Pan
Ingredients
1 1/2cupsall-purpose flour
1tspbaking soda
1/2tspbaking powder
1/2tspsalt
3medium to large very ripe bananas
1/2cupunsalted buttermelted and cooled
3/4cuppacked light or dark brown sugar
2large eggslightly beaten
1teaspoonvanilla extract
1cupchopped walnuts or pecansoptional
1/2tspground cinnamonoptional
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Grease a 9.5" x 5" loaf pan well, then set aside.
In a large bowl, mash bananas until only small chunks remain. Add in melted (and cooled) butter and brown sugar and stir until well combined. Stir in beaten eggs and vanilla and stir until well combined.
Add in dry ingredients, and stir until just combined. DO NOT OVER MIX. If desired fold in chopped nuts or chocolate chips.
Pour batter into prepared loaf pan.
Bake for approximately 50-60minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of a muffin comes out clean, center is starting to feel solid, and springs back when touched.
Remove from oven and allow to cool in bread pan on a wire rack for 10-15 minutes. Remove from bread pan to serve.
To save remaining bread, wrap tightly with plastic wrap, then foil and store in the refrigerator.
Notes
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