Hey guys, this is the banana bread recipe that I used for my first ever baking exploit.
Banana bread is easy to make, with inexpensive ingredients .... and it's the perfect way to get rid of overripe bananas.
You can eat it for breakfast too (for the sugar rush)
It's absolutely delicious and so easy!
Banana Bread Recipe
No need for a mixer for this recipe! Clean-up is easy too, if you want, you can mix everything in one bowl.
The best bananas to use for banana bread are those that are over-ripe. The yellow peels should be at least half browned, and the bananas inside squishy and browning.
Ingredients
Method
Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C), and butter a 4x8-inch loaf pan.
In a mixing bowl, mash the ripe bananas with a fork until smooth. Stir the melted butter into the mashed bananas.
Mix in the baking soda and salt. Stir in the sugar, beaten egg, and vanilla extract. Mix in the flour.
Pour the batter into your prepared loaf pan. Bake for 1 hour to 1 hour 10 minutes (check at 50 minutes) at 350°F (175°C), or until a tester inserted into the center comes out clean.
Remove from oven and cool completely on a rack. Remove the banana bread from the pan. Slice and serve. (A bread knife helps to make slices that aren't crumbly.)
Read more: Banana Bread Recipe | SimplyRecipes.com
Chef's Experience-
Do check the bread before the 1 hour recommended time. I did mine around 40 and then let it bake more till 50.
Be careful not to overdo it, or your bread shall lose it's moisture!!
Also, I used 1 cup of sugar, the recipe says to alter this according to taste. 3/4 cup should be more than enough.
If you can try, try it out with brown sugar or a half and half mixture of both. I think it enhances the banana flavour.
I let mine cool for around 10 minutes and the thing slid out beautifully.
Here are my pictures
[I used a silicon cake tray instead of a loaf tin, because I couldn't find one]
Banana bread is easy to make, with inexpensive ingredients .... and it's the perfect way to get rid of overripe bananas.
You can eat it for breakfast too (for the sugar rush)
It's absolutely delicious and so easy!
Banana Bread Recipe
- Prep time: 10 minutes
- Cook time: 1 hour
- Yield: Makes one loaf.
No need for a mixer for this recipe! Clean-up is easy too, if you want, you can mix everything in one bowl.
The best bananas to use for banana bread are those that are over-ripe. The yellow peels should be at least half browned, and the bananas inside squishy and browning.
Ingredients
- 2-3 very ripe bananas, peeled
- 1/3 cup melted butter
- 1 cup of sugar (can easily use 3/4 cup, or drop it down to 1/2 cup if you want it less sweet)
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- Pinch of salt
- 1 1/2 cups of all-purpose flour
Method
Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C), and butter a 4x8-inch loaf pan.
In a mixing bowl, mash the ripe bananas with a fork until smooth. Stir the melted butter into the mashed bananas.
Mix in the baking soda and salt. Stir in the sugar, beaten egg, and vanilla extract. Mix in the flour.
Pour the batter into your prepared loaf pan. Bake for 1 hour to 1 hour 10 minutes (check at 50 minutes) at 350°F (175°C), or until a tester inserted into the center comes out clean.
Remove from oven and cool completely on a rack. Remove the banana bread from the pan. Slice and serve. (A bread knife helps to make slices that aren't crumbly.)
Read more: Banana Bread Recipe | SimplyRecipes.com
Chef's Experience-
Do check the bread before the 1 hour recommended time. I did mine around 40 and then let it bake more till 50.
Be careful not to overdo it, or your bread shall lose it's moisture!!
Also, I used 1 cup of sugar, the recipe says to alter this according to taste. 3/4 cup should be more than enough.
If you can try, try it out with brown sugar or a half and half mixture of both. I think it enhances the banana flavour.
I let mine cool for around 10 minutes and the thing slid out beautifully.
Here are my pictures
[I used a silicon cake tray instead of a loaf tin, because I couldn't find one]
