Best Banana Bread
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With a tender, buttery crumb, bold banana flavor, and big chunks of chocolate, this is the best banana bread recipe I've made based on years of experimentation.
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Ingredients
For pan
- ½ tablespoon cultured unsalted butter
- 1 tablespoon evaporated cane sugar
Dry ingredients
- 325 grams all-purpose flour (~ 2 ½ cups)
- 100 grams granulated sugar (~ ½ cup)
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon table salt
- 160 grams chocolate chunks
Wet Ingredients
- 85 grams cultured unsalted butter (6 tablespoons)
- 350 grams very ripe bananas (3-4 large bananas)
- ½ cup PLAIN yogurt
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 C).
- Grease the inside of your loaf pan(with 2 teaspoons of butter or vegetable oil. Be sure to get into the corners. Add a tablespoon of sugar and shake it around to coat the bottom and sides of the pan evenly.
- Sift the flour, sugar, baking soda and salt together into a bowl and whisk the ingredients together.
- Microwave the butter on low power until it's barely melted. Make sure you don't boil the butter.
- Add the peeled bananas, yogurt, eggs and vanilla to a blender (or you can use a bowl and stick blendeand blend until smooth. You can also mash the bananas in a bowl and use a whisk to incorporate the other ingredients.
- With the blender running, pour the melted butter into the other wet ingredients and blend until smooth.
- Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and fold the mixture together until it's mostly wet.
- Add the chocolate and continue folding until there are no large clumps of flour. Be careful not to overmix the batter, or your banana bread will end up tough.
- Dump the batter into the prepared loaf pan(and flatten off the top.
- Bake for 50-60 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the center comes out more or less clean.
- Transfer the banana bread to a wire rack and cool until you can handle it without mits. Remove the bread from the pan and let it cool to room temperature on the rack.
Nutrition Information
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Calories
466kcal
(23%)
Carbohydrates
66g
(22%)
Protein
8g
(16%)
Fat
19g
(29%)
Saturated Fat
11g
(55%)
Cholesterol
69mg
(23%)
Sodium
316mg
(13%)
Potassium
352mg
(10%)
Fiber
4g
(16%)
Sugar
28g
(56%)
Vitamin A
400IU
(8%)
Vitamin C
4mg
(4%)
Calcium
48mg
(5%)
Iron
3mg
(17%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8slices
Amount Per Serving
Calories 466 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 466kcal | 23% |
| Carbohydrates | 66g | 22% |
| Protein | 8g | 16% |
| Fat | 19g | 29% |
| Saturated Fat | 11g | 55% |
| Cholesterol | 69mg | 23% |
| Sodium | 316mg | 13% |
| Potassium | 352mg | 7% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 28g | 56% |
| Vitamin A | 400IU | 8% |
| Vitamin C | 4mg | 4% |
| Calcium | 48mg | 5% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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