Banana Bread Recipe: Moist and Classic Comfort
Moist, classic banana bread with ripe bananas, ideal for breakfast, snacks, or gifting.
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon optional
- ⅓ cup unsalted butter melted
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 3-4 ripe bananas 1 1/2 cups mashed
- Optional: 1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans
- Optional: 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- Optional: 1 tbsp turbinado sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F; grease or line a 9x5-inch loaf pan.
- Whisk flour, baking soda, salt, and optional cinnamon.
- Mash bananas; mix with melted butter, sugar, eggs, and vanilla.
- Stir in dry ingredients until just combined; fold in optional nuts or chips.
- Pour into pan; sprinkle with optional turbinado sugar. Bake 55-65 minutes until a toothpick is clean.
- Cool in pan 10 minutes, then on a rack. Slice and serve.
Notes
- Use very ripe bananas for sweetness.
- Don’t overmix batter for a tender loaf.
- Store wrapped at room temperature or refrigerate.
- Serve with butter or cream cheese.