Description
Banana Bread brings warm comfort straight from your kitchen, delivering sweet satisfaction in minutes. Mixing ripe bananas with simple pantry ingredients creates a delightful treat perfect for breakfast or afternoon snacking.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 2 ripe bananas
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 2 large eggs
- ½ cup butter
Supporting Ingredients:
- ½ cup white sugar
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ½ cup sour cream
- ½ cup chopped walnuts
Seasoning and Leavening:
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Grab your 9×5-inch loaf pan and coat every surface with butter or cooking spray. Set your oven to preheat at 350°F.
- Take two ripe bananas and mash them thoroughly in a large mixing bowl. Crush until smooth with no significant chunks remaining.
- Combine ½ cup softened butter with ½ cup white sugar and ½ cup brown sugar. Beat until the mixture becomes light and fluffy.
- Crack two large eggs into the butter-sugar blend. Incorporate each egg separately, mixing completely after adding.
- Pour ½ teaspoon vanilla extract and ½ cup sour cream into the batter. Stir until your mixture looks smooth and consistent.
- Grab another bowl and whisk together 1 ½ cups flour, 1 teaspoon baking soda, and ½ teaspoon salt.
- Slowly add dry ingredients to wet ingredients. Stir gently until everything just combines – avoid overmixing.
- If using walnuts, fold ½ cup chopped walnuts into the batter with minimal stirring.
- Transfer your batter into the prepared loaf pan. Spread evenly across the surface.
- Place pan in the 350°F oven and bake for 50-60 minutes. Check doneness by inserting a toothpick – it should come out clean.
- Remove bread from oven and let it rest inside the pan for 10 minutes.
- Slide the banana bread onto a wire rack. Allow it to cool completely before cutting into slices.
Notes
- Use very ripe bananas for the most robust flavor and natural sweetness in your banana bread.
- Avoid overmixing the batter, which can make the bread tough and dense instead of tender and moist.
- Fold in optional mix-ins like chocolate chips, nuts, or dried fruit gently to keep the bread’s texture light.
- For a gluten-free version, swap the all-purpose flour with a 1:1 gluten-free baking blend to make the recipe accessible to more people.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 50 minutes - 1 hour
- Category: Breads
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 8
- Calories: 283 kcal
- Sugar: 19 g
- Sodium: 184 mg
- Fat: 14 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
- Trans Fat: 0.2 g
- Carbohydrates: 36 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 5 g
- Cholesterol: 55 mg