Banana Bread Recipe

Banana bread is a type of bread made from mashed bananas. It’s low in fat and not very sweet. Banana bread can be made ahead of time and reheated, making it a quick and easy breakfast or snack any time of day.

What is Banana Bread

Banana bread is a type of bread made from mashed bananas. It is often a moist, sweet, cake-like quick bread; however there are some banana bread recipes that are yeast raised breads.

History of Banana Bread

Banana bread recipes began being featured in well-known cookbooks across North America as baking soda and baking powder were being mass produced and becoming available in grocery stores in the 1930s. It appeared in Pillsbury’s 1933 Balanced Recipes cookbook, and later gained more acceptance with the release of the original Chiquita Banana’s Recipe Book in 1950.

EQUIPMENT Needed:

• mixing bowl“>1 large mixing bowl

INGREDIENTS  

•  ripe bananas mashed
• egg( beaten)
• butter (melted)
•  salt
• baking powder
•  baking soda
•  sugar
•  vanilla extract
•  all-purpose flour

INSTRUCTIONS 

• Preheat oven to 350°f and melt butter in loaf pan.
• In a mixing bowl, using a fork mash the ripe bananas until completely smooth. Stir the mashed melted butter into the bananas.
• Mix in the baking soda and salt, sugar, beaten egg, and vanilla extract. Mix in the flour.
• Pour the batter into loaf pan. Bake in preheated oven for 55 minutes to 1 hour or until toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
• Remove from oven and let cool. Wrap banana bread in saran wrap. Bread will last up to 5 days at room temperature.

Storing Banana Bread.

• Banana Bread is best storing in airtight containers or wrapped in saran wrap.
• Bread can be sliced and individually wrapped in saran wrap to make an easy grab and go breakfast or snack.
• Bread can be heated in a toaster.

More Banana recipes:

Banana Muffins

Granny’s No Bake banana pudding

No Bake Banana Pie

Banana split Cake

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Banana bread is a type of bread made from mashed bananas. It’s low in fat and not very sweet. Banana bread can be made ahead of time and reheated, making it a quick and easy breakfast or snack any time of day.

• Prep Time: 10 minutes
• Cook Time: 1 hour
• Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
• Yield: 12 servings 1x
• Category: Breakfast
• Cuisine: American

Ingredients

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• 3 large ripe bananas (mashed)
• 1 egg (beaten)
• ⅓ cup butter (melted)
• ⅛ teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ¾ cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 ½ cup all-purpose flour

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350°f and melt butter in loaf pan.
• In a mixing bowl, using a fork mash the ripe bananas until completely smooth. Stir the mashed melted butter into the bananas.
• Mix in the baking soda and salt, sugar, beaten egg, and vanilla extract. Mix in the flour.
• Pour the batter into loaf pan. Bake in preheated oven for 55 minutes to 1 hour or until toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
• Remove from oven and let cool. Wrap banana bread in saran wrap. Bread will last up to 5 days at room temperature.

Equipment

Loaf Pan

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