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Best Banana Bread Recipe

Elicit Folio
This is my personal recipe for an easy, moist, yet rich tasting banana bread. Banana bread is literally one of the easiest sweet dishes to make, and a great way to make good use of old bananas. I hope you enjoy this recipe as much as we do!
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 55 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Course Breakfast, Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 9
Calories 358 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients
  

  • 3/4 cups granulated sugar
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup real butter, room temperature 
  • 2 eggs, room temperature 
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/4 tsp almond extract 
  • 1/2 cup sour cream
  • 3 bananas
  • 1.5 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp nutmeg
  • 1/3 cup black walnuts (optional)

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350 F (175 C). Grease and flour a 8.5 x 4.5-Inch loaf pan. I used some of the extra butter and flour from this recipe to prep my pan.
  • Mash 3 bananas and set aside. Combine 1 1/2 cups of all purpose flour, 1 tsp baking soda, 1/2 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp cinnamon, 1/4 tsp nutmeg in a mixing bowl and set aside. 
  • In a large mixing bowl, combine 1/2 cup room temperature butter, 3/4 cup granulated sugar, 1/4 cup brown sugar until combined with an electric hand mixer or stand mixer. Add 2 room temperature eggs one at a time until blended. Add 1/2 tsp vanilla extract, 1/4 tsp almond extract, 1/2 cup sour cream, and mashed bananas. Allow mixture to blend before adding dry ingredients. 
  • To the large mixing bowl, steadily add dry ingredients of flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Allow mixture to blend until smooth. Careful not to over mix. Pour into greased 9x5 loaf pan spreading evenly. Top with chopped black walnuts. Place pan inside of preheated oven.
  • Bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour depending on your oven temperature or until a butter knife comes out clean when poked in the middle of the loaf. Allow bread to rest for 10 minutes when removed from the pan. For an extra moist serving of bread, I optionally wrap my loaf in foil and allow it to rest for one hour before cutting and serving. Totally optional, but a great way to serve an extra moist bread loaf. Enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 358kcalCarbohydrates: 49gProtein: 5gFat: 17gSaturated Fat: 8gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0.4gCholesterol: 71mgSodium: 353mgPotassium: 229mgFiber: 2gSugar: 28gVitamin A: 475IUVitamin C: 4mgCalcium: 36mgIron: 1mg
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