Banana Bread

Try my favorite Banana Bread for a sweet, rich, quick bread with a wonderfully tender and moist crumb.

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Prep Time 10

Cook Time 50

Cool Time 20

Total Time 1 20

Course Breakfast

Cuisine American

Servings slices

Calories 274 kcal

Equipment

9x5" baking pan
medium mixing bowl
Large mixing bowl
Electric hand or stand mixer
Wire cooling rack

Ingredients

1.75 cups all-purpose flour 210g
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
0.5 teaspoon ground cinnamon
0.75 cups light or dark brown sugar 165g
0.5 cups unsalted butter room temperature (113g)
2 large eggs
1.75 cups mashed ripe bananas 430g
1 teaspoon vanilla

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350F. Grease a 9x5-inch loaf pan with butter or baking spray.
In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon.
In a large mixing bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the brown sugar and butter together on high speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
Beat in the eggs one at a time, stopping to scrape down the bowl between each. Beat in the vanilla extract. Mix the mashed bananas in and then add the dry ingredients and fold together until just combined.
Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan.
Bake for 50 to 60 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted into the center comes out clean. Let cool in the pan for 20 minutes then remove and finish cooling on a wire rack.

Notes

Measure the flour correctly. Soften butter at room temperature before baking. Use room-temperature eggs for better binding. Mashed bananas can have chunks for better texture.

Nutrition

Serving: 1sliceCalories: 274kcalCarbohydrates: 42gProtein: 4gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.4gCholesterol: 62mgSodium: 363mgPotassium: 204mgFiber: 2gSugar: 21gVitamin A: 363IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 28mgIron: 1mg

Keyword Banana Bread, bread, dessert, moist bread, Quick Bread, sweet bread