Description
Banana bread brings comfort straight from your kitchen, warming hearts with its simple, homemade goodness. Grab those ripe bananas and prepare to create a classic treat that turns ordinary moments into sweet memories.
Ingredients
Scale
Primary Ingredients:
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 3 ripe bananas, mashed
- 1 large egg, beaten
Supporting Ingredients:
- ¾ cup sugar
- ⅓ cup melted butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Leavening and Seasoning:
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 pinch salt
Instructions
- Warm your oven to precisely 350F and coat a standard loaf pan with butter or cooking spray.
- Grab a fork and thoroughly mash 3 ripe bananas until no large chunks remain.
- Pour ⅓ cup melted butter over the bananas and blend completely.
- Sprinkle 1 teaspoon baking soda and a pinch of salt into the banana mixture, stirring gently.
- Add ¾ cup sugar, crack in 1 beaten egg, and splash 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, then whisk until smooth.
- Gradually fold 1 ½ cups flour into the wet ingredients, mixing just until no dry streaks appear.
- Transfer the batter into your prepared loaf pan, spreading evenly with a spatula.
- Slide the pan into the preheated oven and bake exactly 60-65 minutes at 350F.
- Check doneness by inserting a toothpick – it should emerge clean with no wet batter.
- Remove bread from oven and let it rest inside the pan for 10 minutes.
- Carefully transfer the loaf to a wire cooling rack and allow it to cool completely before slicing.
Notes
- Overripe bananas create the most intense, sweet flavor for banana bread, so let them get really dark and spotty before baking.
- Gently fold the flour into the wet ingredients to keep the bread tender and prevent tough, dense texture.
- For a gluten-free version, swap regular flour with a cup-for-cup gluten-free blend that includes xanthan gum.
- Add extra texture by mixing in chopped walnuts, chocolate chips, or dried cranberries right before pouring the batter into the pan.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour - 1 hour 5 minutes
- Category: Breads
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8
- Calories: 196 kcal
- Sugar: 13 g
- Sodium: 180 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0.1 g
- Carbohydrates: 33 g
- Fiber: 1.5 g
- Protein: 2.5 g
- Cholesterol: 28 mg