Homemade Banana Bread Recipe
Don’t you hate it when you buy bananas and they get ripe too fast? Don’t throw them away! Use four medium, very ripe, bananas and you can make this recipe which gives you two delicious loaves of Banana Bread. One for you and one to give away.
Preheat oven to 350º. Grease the bottom only of 2 (8×4 inch) loaf pans or 1 (9×5 inch) loaf pan.
In a large bowl cream the butter and sugar until completely combined.
Add the eggs, banana, buttermilk and vanilla extract.
Beat with an electric mixer on medium speed until smooth.
Stir in the flour, baking soda, salt and nuts (optional) just until combined and completely moistened.
Pour evenly into the prepared loaf pans. Bake the two 8” loaf pans for 55-60 minutes or the 9” loaf pan for 1¼ hours, or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
Cool in the pans for 10 minutes. Carefully use a knife and loosen the bread from the sides of the pan. Remove the bread and place on a cooling rack.
Let cool completely, slice and serve.
Homemade Banana Bread Recipe
http://www.InDianesKitchen.com
Ingredients
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1¼ cups granulated sugar
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1/2 cup butter, softened
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2 eggs, beaten with a fork
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1½ cups mashed very ripe bananas (3-4 medium bananas)
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1/2 cup buttermilk
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1 tsp vanilla extract
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2½ cups all purpose flour
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1 tsp baking soda
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1 tsp salt
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1 cup chopped nuts, optional
Directions
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Preheat oven to 350º. Grease the bottom only of 2 (8×4 inch) loaf pans or 1 (9×5 inch) loaf pan.
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In a large bowl cream the butter and sugar until completely combined.
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Add the eggs, banana, buttermilk and vanilla extract.
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Beat with an electric mixer on medium speed until smooth.
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Stir in the flour, baking soda, salt and nuts (optional) just until combined and completely moistened.
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Pour evenly into the prepared loaf pans. Bake the two 8” loaf pans for 55-60 minutes or the 9” loaf pan for 1¼ hours, or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
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Cool in the pans for 10 minutes. Carefully use a knife and loosen the bread from the sides of the pan. Remove the bread and place on a cooling rack.
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Let cool completely, slice and serve.
Source: http://www.GoldMedalFlour.com
http://www.InDianesKitchen.com
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Categories: Bananas, Bread, Eggs, Flour, Milk Products, Sugar, Vanilla Extract
That texture looks good
Thank you Derrick!
I really like Banana bread. Been a while since I’ve made one, still your post, as well as making me feel hungry, will inspire me to do so! Just made an Apple and Rhubarb. Crumble today, so will probably have that later for tea 🙂
I grow rhubarb and always have it in the freezer. I make a strawberry and rhubarb pie among other sweets but have never used apple! What a great idea Paul, I will have to try that. What kind of apple do you like with your crumble?
Oh, that sounds great. Always nice to have such a tasty ingredient to hand like that. Yeah, rhubarb and apple seems like a strange combination but it really works surprisingly well together. I tend to use just regular cooking apples, or whichever is in season really. The first time I had that crumble was in a restaurant, and I enjoyed it so much I was cheeky and asked them for their recipe 🙂
So what, you aren’t going to share it with me? 🤣
LOL! I’ll have to write it out again and post it for you in a comment 🙂
I would love that, thank you!
I have never tasted rhubarb before. Also, banana bread is one of my favorite desserts!
Rhubarb is very tart. We ate it plain when I was growing up and I reached through the neighbors fence to steal one. He was very old and never picked it. I made banana bread with chocolate chips and it was like dessert. Have a great day!
I love banana bread. Goes great with that morning cup of coffee, too!
Coffee is great with anything! 🤣
Do you know of anything that you could use instead of over a cup of sugar? Maybe applesauce? I am saving my sugar for hummingbirds lol those tiny ones move more than me 🙂
Applesauce would work at a 1:1 ratio. You can use sweetened or unsweetened.
Awesome thanks so much 🙂 When I used to take my step-son to Joslyn’s Diabetic hospital in Boston I looked for so many substitutions.
Where there’s a will there’s a way. I hope the bread tastes good for him.
Lovely!
Thank you Dorothy!
Yummy!
Thanks!
I love banana bread. Because I’m not home, I can’t be sure, but this looks very similar to the recipe that I use. Sometimes I put chocolate chips in rather than nuts just for a change.
I love chocolate chips in banana bread too Carla. I made my granddaughter brownies and used them in the brownies because I didn’t frost them. Oh heck, chocolate is good with anything! 🤣
Yes it is!
Banana bread always looks so good. I used to put peanut butter on my banana bread back when my mom made it.
What a great idea Linda. We use to eat a banana with peanut butter so I would love the bread with it too! Thank you
Yes, it was delicious. I’ve done that too – I saw something after I wrote the comment that next Monday, February 23rd was National Banana Bread Day – do you have another recipe for it?
I do and I made that one with chocolate chips in it.
That sounds good too. Did you hear on the news today about the grandson of the person who created the Reeses Peanut Butter Cup getting angry with how they make them now. Apparently, they don’t taste as good as they use different ingredients, like peanut “creme” instead of real peanut butter.
No I didn’t, how interesting that is. I love them anyway, but the grandkids will only eat the regular peanut butter cups from them, they don’t like the others as they have more peanut butter so maybe that’s why.
I thought it was interesting too. He was indignant that they would change the original “recipe”. I don’t blame him.
Yum! I have never used buttermilk in a banana bread. Sounds good!
Thank you Linda! The bread is moist with the buttermilk.
That looks delicious, Diane. Would pair so well with warm butter and a warm cup of cocoa. Happy Valentine’s to you and your loved ones! 💕
Thank you for such kind words Ab! My husband and I got take out from Outback Steakhouse. I made brownies for my granddaughter, the banana bread for my grandson, my husband made his potato soup for my daughter and we bought candy for my 96 year old MIL.
Sounds Iike a fantastic weekend!
Banana bread has such a comforting, nostalgic recipe, there’s something about the smell of it baking that instantly feels like home. I’ve been making a family recipe for years, and it’s always a hit. Your tips and variations make me excited to try a new twist next time!
Well your banana bread recipe looks delicious too! Thanks for stopping by and have a great day!