Best Banana Bread

Best Banana Bread

  • Prep Time: 15 mins
  • Total Time: 1 hrs 10 mins
  • Serves: 12,Yield: 1loaf

    • About This Recipe

    “Banana bread with deep flavor, plenty of moisture, and a nice, light texture.”

    Ingredients

  • 2cupsall-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cupsugar
  • 3/4 teaspoonbaking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoonsalt
  • 1cuptoasted walnuts (, you can grind these if your audience doens’t like the texture of nuts) or 1cuptoasted pecans, , chopped( , you can grind these if your audience doens’t like the texture of nuts)
  • 3ripe, soft, darkly speckled large bananas, mashed well( about 1 1/2 cups)
  • 1/4 cupplain yogurt
  • 2largeeggs, beaten lightly
  • 6tablespoonsbutter, melted then cooled
  • 1teaspoonvanilla extract

    • Directions

  • Adjust oven rack to lower middle position and heat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Grease bottom only of regular loaf pan, or grease and flour bottom and sides of nonstick 9-by-5-by-3-inch loaf pan.
  • Combine dry ingredients together in large bowl and set aside.
  • Mix mashed bananas, yogurt, eggs, butter, and vanilla with wooden spoon in medium bowl.
  • Lightly fold banana mixture into dry ingredients with rubber spatula until just combined and batter looks thick and chunky.
  • Pour batter into prepared loaf pan; bake until loaf is golden brown and toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, about 55 minutes.
  • Cool in pan for 5 minutes, then transfer to wire rack.
  • Wrap tightly with plastic wrap and store in refrigerator for 4 days, on the counter for 2 days.

    • Reviews

  • “I made this last night YUMMMMMYYYYYYY.. I am very new to baking but this cake came out extremely well. “

  • “Steve, this recipe is sensational! I have to admit, I had no plain yogurt on hand, so I substituted sour cream in its place, but it proved to be perfect! Nothing like a delicious slice of hot buttered banana bread on a fall morning! Mmmmmmm!; )Thanks again, Steve!”

  • “I made this tonight-my first attempt at banana bread. This is wonderful! My children and I are devouring it. I did make a couple of changes out of necessity. I did not have nuts so I added one cup of chocolate chips. I also did not have yogurt, and I didn’t know what to use as a substitute, so I tried a single serve applesauce (4oz). I baked it for 51 minutes and it was perfect. It will be great without chocolate chips also, as I can really taste the bananas. Thanks for a keeper recipe.”

  • “If you’re looking for a delicioustraditional banana bread that’s quick and easy to make, this is a good one. The crumb is moist, dense, and tender, and the banana flavour is moderately strong. I used sour cream instead of yogurt, and added 1 tsp. of cinnamon for a flavour boost.I think I’d also add a pinch of nutmeg the next time.I used a combination of brown and white sugars.This is not as sweet as some banana breads, so if you prefer a sweeter bread, add a bit more sugar.As with most banana breads, this is better the day after it’s made and served at room temperature.”

  • “I thought this banana bread turned out really nicely. My DH didn’t like it as much as the other recipe I make, but I think that was because he saw that I was putting yogurt in it:):) I thought the addition of yogurt made the recipe nice and moist. I used 1/2 whole wheat flour 1/2 all purpose. It took 50 mins to bake perfectly in my oven. Thanks for a great recipe!!”

  • “great recipe , moist and yummy , not too sweet!”

  • “A good Banana Bread recipe.It was easy to make which really appeals to me and very moist.I used half and half walnuts and pecans.I have been this recipe twice. Both times I used gluten free flour. My first attempt I used to my gum next attempt I used 1 teaspoon to the quantity of flour in the recipe instead of the 2 teaspoons I used the first time.A good gluten free converted recipe.”

  • “Easy to make. Moist and a hit with the family. I used brown sugar because I was out of white. Also had only goat milk yogurt so used that. Yummmm!”

  • “Thanks Steve, this Banana Bread Recipe is One of the Best I have ever used, And being from the South East,Banana Bread is one of our staples. I have baked alot of Bread and Cakes and This is most definetly a Keeper for Me!”

  • “It was only after I got it in the oven that I relized that I had not put the nuts in. It was very good anyway. “

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