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Banana Bread
The BEST banana bread recipe! This easy loaf is moist, delicious, and packed with banana flavor. I love to add walnuts for crunch, but feel free to swap in pecans, chocolate chips, or raisins if you prefer.
Original recipe: loveandlemons.com
- Yield:
- 8 servings
- Prep:
- 15 min
- Cook:
- 55 min
- Total:
- 70 min
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Ingredients
- 2 cups mashed very ripe banana (about 4 large)
- ½ cup cane sugar or brown sugar
- ½ cup melted butter or vegetable oil (plus more for the pan)
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1½ cups all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled)
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon sea salt
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
- ½ cup chopped walnuts (plus 2 tablespoons for topping)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and grease an 8x4 or 9x5-inch loaf pan.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the mashed banana, sugar, butter, eggs, and vanilla.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and stir until just combined. Don’t overmix. Fold in the ½ cup walnuts.
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan and top with the remaining 2 tablespoons walnuts.
- Bake for 50 to 60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean and the top springs back to the touch. I like to check the loaf after 40 minutes. If the top is golden brown, I cover it with foil for the remaining bake time to prevent further browning.