Banana Bread
Serves: 6
Santiago Howell
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
51
Spice
44
Sweetness
56
Sourness
47
mins
Prep time (avg)
4.4
Difficulty
Ingredients:
Directions:
1
Heat the oven to 350°F
2
Grease a 9x5-inch loaf pan with softened butter
3
Whisk together the flour, salt, baking powder, and sugar in a large bowl
4
Mix together the melted butter and mashed bananas in a separate bowl
5
Beat in the eggs and vanilla until well combined
6
Stir this mixture into the dry ingredients just enough to combine everything
7
Gently fold in the nuts and coconut if you’re using them
8
Pour the batter into the prepared pan
9
Bake for 50 to 60 minutes or until the bread is golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center of the bread comes out almost entirely clean
10
Cool the pan on a rack for 15 minutes, then carefully turn it upside down to release the loaf
11
Serve warm or at room temperature or wrap in plastic and keep at room temperature for a couple days
12
Heat the oven to 350°F
13
Grease a 9x5-inch loaf pan with softened butter
14
Whisk together the flour, salt, baking powder, and sugar in a large bowl
15
Mix together the melted butter and mashed bananas in a separate bowl
16
Beat in the eggs and vanilla until well combined
17
Stir this mixture into the dry ingredients just enough to combine everything
18
Gently fold in the nuts and coconut if you’re using them
19
Pour the batter into the prepared pan
20
Bake for 50 to 60 minutes or until the bread is golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center of the bread comes out almost entirely clean
21
Cool the pan on a rack for 15 minutes, then carefully turn it upside down to release the loaf
22
Serve warm or at room temperature or wrap in plastic and keep at room temperature for a couple days
23
Variations: Honey Whole Grain Banana Bread: For a delicately sweet, nuttier bread, substitute 1 1/4 cups whole wheat flour and 3/4 cup oat bran for the all-purpose flour
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Reduce the sugar to 3/4 cup and whisk in 1 teaspoon cinnamon
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Add 1/4 cup honey to the melted butter
26
Chocolate Banana Bread: Reduce the flour to 1 1/2 cups
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Add 1/2 cup Dutch-process cocoa powder to the flour
28
Fold up to 1 cup chopped dark chocolate into the batter
29
Tropical Banana Bread: Brown sugar and a few choice add-ins transform basic banana bread into a tropical treat
30
Replace half the sugar with 1/2 cup packed dark brown sugar
31
Fold 1/3 cup chopped dried pineapple, 1/3 cup shredded unsweetened coconut, and 1/3 cup chopped macadamia nuts into the batter
32
Orange Banana Bread: Whisk 2 tablespoons grated orange zest into the dry ingredients
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Mix 1/4 cup fresh orange juice into the melted butter and bananas
34
Pumpkin Bread: Substitute 1 cup pumpkin purée for the bananas
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Whisk 1 teaspoon cinnamon, 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg, 1/4 teaspoon ginger, and 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves into the dry ingredients
36
Peanut Butter Banana Bread: Add 1/3 cup peanut butter to the bananas
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Cut the butter down to 5 tablespoons
38
Apricot Cream Cheese Bread: The soft tang of cream cheese is a wonderful flavor and texture enhancer for quick breads
39
Replace the bananas with 1/2 cup apricot purée (soak 1/2 cup dried apricots in boiling water for 10 minutes and drain, reserving 2 tablespoons soaking water, and then purée)
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Reduce the butter to 3 tablespoons
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In a separate bowl, beat 1/4 cup (2 ounces) cream cheese with the eggs, vanilla, and sugar until well combined
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Stir the apricot purée and butter mixture into the cream cheese mixture, then add the dry ingredients
43
Honey Whole Grain Banana Bread: For a delicately sweet, nuttier bread, substitute 1 1/4 cups whole wheat flour and 3/4 cup oat bran for the all-purpose flour
44
Reduce the sugar to 3/4 cup and whisk in 1 teaspoon cinnamon
45
Add 1/4 cup honey to the melted butter
46
Chocolate Banana Bread: Reduce the flour to 1 1/2 cups
47
Add 1/2 cup Dutch-process cocoa powder to the flour
48
Fold up to 1 cup chopped dark chocolate into the batter
49
Tropical Banana Bread: Brown sugar and a few choice add-ins transform basic banana bread into a tropical treat
50
Replace half the sugar with 1/2 cup packed dark brown sugar
51
Fold 1/3 cup chopped dried pineapple, 1/3 cup shredded unsweetened coconut, and 1/3 cup chopped macadamia nuts into the batter
52
Orange Banana Bread: Whisk 2 tablespoons grated orange zest into the dry ingredients
53
Mix 1/4 cup fresh orange juice into the melted butter and bananas
54
Pumpkin Bread: Substitute 1 cup pumpkin purée for the bananas
55
Whisk 1 teaspoon cinnamon, 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg, 1/4 teaspoon ginger, and 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves into the dry ingredients
56
Peanut Butter Banana Bread: Add 1/3 cup peanut butter to the bananas
57
Cut the butter down to 5 tablespoons
58
Apricot Cream Cheese Bread: The soft tang of cream cheese is a wonderful flavor and texture enhancer for quick breads
59
Replace the bananas with 1/2 cup apricot purée (soak 1/2 cup dried apricots in boiling water for 10 minutes and drain, reserving 2 tablespoons soaking water, and then purée)
60
Reduce the butter to 3 tablespoons
61
In a separate bowl, beat 1/4 cup (2 ounces) cream cheese with the eggs, vanilla, and sugar until well combined
62
Stir the apricot purée and butter mixture into the cream cheese mixture, then add the dry ingredients