Banana Bread Recipe

banana bread cut into slices on a table.

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4.88 from 8 votes

It’s a classic banana bread that takes only a few minutes to prepare and tastes amazing every time.

Prep Time5

Cook Time1

Total Time1 5

Course: Breakfast, Snack

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Calories: 478kcal

Author: Lyuba Brooke

Ingredients

1/2 cup unsalted butter melted
1 cup white granulated sugar
2 eggs room temperature
2 cups all purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 tsp salt
4 medium bananas
1 cup chopped walnuts
1 tsp cinnamon optional

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Instructions

Preheat oven to 350° and grease a bread baking dish.
Mash bananas with a fork in a large mixing bowl. Leave a few little lumps.
Whisk in eggs, sugar, melted butter, and vanilla extract until all mixed.
Add flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt and gently whisk until the batter is smooth and everything is evenly combined.
Fold chopped walnuts to the batter.
Transfer batter into the prepared baking dish. Bake for 55-60 minutes.
PRO TIP: If the top of bread is browning too fast, loosely cover with aluminum foil to keep direct heat away.
Do a toothpick check and if need to bake longer, bake a few more minutes if needed.
PRO TIP: Using an instant read digital meat thermometer is the most certain way to see if the bread is fully cooked. Measure at the center of the bread to see if it reached 200F° internal temperature.
Take bread out and let it cool before cutting. Use serrated bread knife to slice the bread.

Notes

Make it into muffins: This recipe will get about 10-12 muffins. To make the muffins, prepare the batter the same way as the bread. Line muffin pan with liners if you wish or grease the muffin pan. Then divide the batter among the muffin cups, filling them 3/4 of the way. Bake muffins for about 30 minutes. Start checking for doneness after 25 minutes either by touch or with a toothpick.

Storing: Baked banana bread can be kept at room temperature, in the refrigerator, or frozen. Bread can also be sliced or stored whole. If you know you will eat it within a couple of days, you can easily store it at room temperature for 2-3 days. Just make sure to cover it air-tight so it doesn’t dry out. In the refrigerator, it’ll stay good for 5-7 days when kept in an airtight container.

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