Recipe: Tasty Traditional Banana Bread

Traditional Banana Bread. I've never made a really good banana bread until I tried this recipe this morning. I didn't measure the bananas, but used the four I had on hand that were mostly black on the outside, soft and sweet on the inside. This easy banana bread recipe is quick to prepare, and everyone always comes back for seconds!

Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with bananas, beating well after each addition. Banana bread is one of those things people rarely make on purpose, only when those last three bananas are almost black. This scrumptious banana-walnut loaf, spiked with dark chocolate chips, is so good you'll want to make it well before the bananas get to that condition. You can cook Traditional Banana Bread using 8 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Traditional Banana Bread

1. It's of very ripe bananas, peeled.
2. You need of melted butter, unsalted or salted.
3. It's of baking soda.
4. You need of salt.
5. Prepare of sugar.
6. You need of large egg.
7. You need of vanilla extract.
8. You need of all-purpose flour.

WHAT MAKES THIS THE BEST BANANA BREAD RECIPE? It's easy: Banana bread is one of those classic, simple recipes that everyone needs to have in their recipe box. It's moist: There's nothing like a warm slice of moist banana bread to make you feel all cozy. This loaf will hit all those notes and more.

Traditional Banana Bread step by step

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C), and butter a 4x8-inch loaf pan..
2. In a mixing bowl, mash the ripe bananas with a fork until completely smooth. Stir the melted butter into the mashed bananas..
3. Mix in the baking soda and salt. Stir in the sugar, beaten egg, and vanilla extract. Mix in the flour. Add chocolate drops..
4. Pour the batter into your prepared loaf pan. Bake for 50 minutes to 1 hour at 350°F (175°C), or until a tester inserted into the center comes out clean..
5. Remove from oven and let cool in the pan for a few minutes. Then remove the banana bread from the pan and let cool completely before serving. Slice and serve..

Tons of banana flavor: I love how this bread makes the flavor of ripe bananas shine! The key to a loaf of delightful banana bread is its moistness. Here are some tips and tricks to ensure that your banana bread doesn't turn dry: The bananas have to be over-ripe. When it comes to banana bread, the blacker the peel, the better. These mushy bananas give off a much sweeter flavor, making them perfect for baking banana bread.