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Simply the Best Banana Bread Recipe

Simply the Best Banana Bread Recipe

Rahat
This Simply the Best Banana Bread Recipe delivers a moist, tender crumb and a golden crust that’s impossible to resist. In just 15 minutes of prep, you’ll have a batter ready to bake into a loaf that fills your kitchen with an irresistible aroma.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 minute
Total Time 1 minute
Servings 10 slices
Calories 396 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 ½ cups well-mashed overripe bananas this is usually 3 large ripe bananas for me (355ml)
  • ¼ cup canola or vegetable oil
  • ¼ cup unsalted butter melted
  • ⅔ cup light or dark brown sugar firmly packed
  • ½ cup granulated sugar
  • 2 large eggs lightly beaten, room temperature preferred
  • 1 Tablespoon vanilla extract
  • ¼ cup buttermilk ¹
  • 2 cups all-purpose plain flour
  • ¾ teaspoons baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 ¼ cups chocolate chips or chopped nuts optional²
  • ¼ cup coarse or granulated sugar for sprinkling optional

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350F (175C) and grease the bottom and ½" up the sides of a 9×5" bread pan. Set aside.
  • Combine mashed bananas, canola oil, and melted butter in a large bowl and stir until well-combined.
  • Add sugars and stir well.
  • Stir in eggs and vanilla extract.
  • Add buttermilk and stir until thoroughly combined.
  • In a separate, medium-sized bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
  • Add dry ingredients to wet and carefully, gently using a spatula (not an electric mixer) fold ingredients together until just combined. Don’t overmix the batter or your banana cake could end up dense/dry. If adding nuts/chocolate chips, stir them in here.
  • Pour batter into prepared pan and, if desired, sprinkle generously with coarse sugar.
  • Transfer to 350F (175C) oven and bake 60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted all the way into the center of the cake comes out clean or preferably with a few moist crumbs. Do not over-bake your banana bread or it will be dry.

Nutrition

Calories: 396kcalCarbohydrates: 49gProtein: 4gFat: 20gSaturated Fat: 46gCholesterol: 74mgSodium: 205mgPotassium: 152mgFiber: 2gSugar: 28gVitamin A: 1050IUVitamin C: 4.1mgCalcium: 20mgIron: 0.4mg
Keyword banana bread, Classic Dessert, easy recipe, homemade baking, moist banana bread
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