Homemade Banana Bread. This banana bread recipe is moist and delicious, with loads of banana flavor. If you make extra, you can slice the cooled banana bread and pack in individual sandwich bags, then put all in a large freezer bag and you'll have snack-ready portions for whenever you want them. Cream the sugar and butter in a large mixing bowl until light and fluffy.
This heritage recipe does the trick every time we've got a banana bread craving! Stir in the sugar, beaten egg, and vanilla extract. Once the skins start to develop freckles and the fruits are just a little too soft for pleasurable snacking, then it's banana bread time. You can have Homemade Banana Bread using 9 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you achieve it.
Ingredients of Homemade Banana Bread
- It's 4 of VERY ripe Bananas.
- Prepare 2 1/2 Cups of All-purpose flour.
- It's 1 cup of Brown sugar.
- Prepare 1/2 cup of granulated sugar.
- You need 1 stick of butter melted.
- Prepare 2 of eggs.
- It's 1 1/2 tsp of Vanilla.
- You need 1/2 cup of chopped pecans.
- You need 1 tsp of salt.
Letting your bananas ripen even longer — until the skins are brown and the fruit falls apart when you peel it — will make your bread even more strongly banana-flavored and richer. I have tried several different banana bread recipes, some fabulous, some OK, and some BLAH! I have found this to be the perfect moist banana bread recipe - for my family anyway. If you love our Cinnamon Swirl bread recipe, I think you are going to love this easy recipe.
Homemade Banana Bread instructions
- Preheat oven to 350° (for metal loaf pan) or 320° (glass dishes)..
- Grease loaf pan or glass dish of your choice with non-stick spray..
- Mash bananas and mix in all wet ingredients..
- In a separate mixing bowl, mix together dry ingredients. Gently add dry ingredients to the wet mixture; using a hand mixer to mix together..
- Pour mixture into a greased pan or baking dish..
- Cook until a toothpick inserted in center comes out dry. Make adjustments according to altitude and temp of oven..
- Enjoy!.
That's the trick to a moist banana bread. Also make sure your baking soda is FRESH. I did add a couple of my favorite ingredients and it turned out oh so good. I also find a glass loaf pan works best. Can I make banana bread vegan or gluten-free?