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Banana Bread Recipe
Try my favorite Banana Bread for a sweet, rich, quick bread with a wonderfully tender and moist crumb.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Additional Time
20 mins
Total Time
1 hr 20 mins
Servings: 10 servings / 1 loaf
Calories: 274 kcal
Course:
Breakfast
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1¾ cups all-purpose flour (210g)
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¾ cup light or dark brown sugar (165g)
- ½ cup unsalted butter room temperature (113g)
- 2 large eggs
- 1¾ 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.
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Notes
- Measure the flour. One of the main causes of dry, crumbly banana bread is an overuse of flour. The best way to use the correct amount of flour is to measure it with a kitchen scale. If you don’t have one, fluff the flour before spooning it into a measuring cup, then level it off with a knife.
- Softened butter works best. Softened butter, when creamed, yields a springy, light bread with a soft crumb. Set the butter out at room temperature about 1 hour before you start baking so that it softens. If you forget to set the butter out in advance, see my post for how to soften butter in just a few minutes.
- Use room-temperature eggs. They bind everything together better if they are not straight out of the refrigerator.
- A note on mashing the bananas. While you can mash the bananas until they form a smooth puree, I prefer leaving a few chunks in the batter. I love biting into a fresh slice and getting a chunk of banana! Use a fork or potato masher for the best texture.
Nutrition Information
Calories
274kcal
(14%)
Carbohydrates
42g
(14%)
Protein
4g
(8%)
Fat
11g
(17%)
Saturated Fat
6g
(30%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
3g
Trans Fat
0.4g
Cholesterol
62mg
(21%)
Sodium
363mg
(15%)
Potassium
204mg
(6%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
21g
(42%)
Vitamin A
363IU
(7%)
Vitamin C
3mg
(3%)
Calcium
28mg
(3%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 10servings / 1 loaf
Amount Per Serving
Calories 274
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 274kcal | 14% |
| Carbohydrates | 42g | 14% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 11g | 17% |
| Saturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Trans Fat | 0.4g | 20% |
| Cholesterol | 62mg | 21% |
| Sodium | 363mg | 15% |
| Potassium | 204mg | 4% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 21g | 42% |
| Vitamin A | 363IU | 7% |
| Vitamin C | 3mg | 3% |
| Calcium | 28mg | 3% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.