Banana bread has always been a staple in my diet simply because I always have brown bananas that need to be used! We have shared many fancy banana bread recipes with you, but not a classic banana bread...so here it is!
Some of our other recipes:
Bananas Foster Banana Bread
Coconut Banana Bread with Lime Glaze
Pumpkin Banana Bread
Banana Bread Cobbler
Banana Bread
Source: adapted from King Aurthur Flour
Yields one 9x5 loaf
Ingredients
1/2 cup unsalted butter, at cool room temperature
2/3 cup brown sugar, light or dark, firmly packed
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups mashed ripe bananas (about 3 medium or 2 large bananas)
1/4 cup honey
2 large eggs
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
Directions
Preheat the oven to 325°F. Lightly grease a 9" x 5" loaf pan. |
In a large bowl, combine the butter, sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking soda, baking powder, and salt, beating till smooth. |
Add the mashed bananas, honey, and eggs, again beating until smooth. |
Add the flour, stirring just until smooth. |
Spoon the batter into the prepared loaf pan, smoothing the top. Let it rest at room temperature for 10 minutes. |
Bake the bread for 45 minutes, then gently lay a piece of aluminum foil across the top, to prevent over-browning. |
Bake for an additional 25 minutes. Remove the bread from the oven; a long toothpick or cake tester inserted into the center should come out clean, with at most a few wet crumbs clinging to it. The tester shouldn't show any sign of uncooked batter. If it does, bake the bread an additional 5 minutes, or until it tests done. |
Allow the bread to cool for 10 minutes in the pan. Remove it from the pan, and cool it completely on a rack. |
There is nothing quite like a slice of banana bread right out of the oven! Mmmmm...looks delicious! That coconut banana bread sounds super yummy too! :)
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