Easy Recipe for Banana Bread at Home

Zarwash Gulrez

This recipe for Easy Banana Bread is fantastic! This fluffy banana bread; is sweetened with brown sugar and baked in a cake pan for even and fast cooking. Firstly, This bread can be made in under 30 minutes; with only a bowl and a whisk. If you were to ask me what I make the most, I would definitely say banana bread. Secondly, I’ve been looking for the PERFECT Banana Bread for years. Thirdly, I needed a recipe that was easy to make, didn’t need any special ingredients and didn’t use any trendy techniques. Simply put, this is a wonderful Bread that bakes up perfectly every time.

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Banana Bread:

Mashed bananas cake; are called banana bread. It is often a moist, sweet, cake-like quick bread; however, there are some bread; recipes that are traditional-style raised bread. During the COVID-19 pandemic and whilst people were confined to their homes, many people turned to bake with banana bread soon becoming a global and social phenomenon. In March 2020, Google reported that banana bread and other variations were the number one searched recipes across the US and the world.

Ingredients:

  • 2 to 3 medium (7″ to 7-7/8″ long)very ripe bananas, peeled (about 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 cups mashed)
  • one third cup butter, unsalted or salted, melted
  •  baking soda (1 teaspoon)
  • a pinch salt
  • 3/4 cup sugar (1/2 cup if you would like it less sweet, 1 cup if more sweet)
  • large one egg, beaten
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
  • chocolate chips for garnishing

Method:

  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C), and butter a 4×8-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.
  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 bread from the pan and let cool completely before serving. Slice and serve. (A bread knife helps to make slices that aren’t crumbly.)