Banana Bread Recipe
I don't know about you but I always have over ripe bananas sitting on my counter. This Banana Bread recipe is a delicious way to use up those bananas!
Equipment
- 9 inch loaf pan
Ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour plus 2 tablespoons
- 2 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup unsalted butter melted
- ½ cup sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 4 very ripe bananas about two cups of mashed bananas
- ½ cup golden raisins
- ½ cup walnuts chopped
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Prepare a 9"loaf pan with butter and flour (or pan spray).
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
- Add the all-purpose flour, salt, baking soda, and baking powder to a small bowl. Whisk the dry ingredients together until well blended
- Add the melted butter and sugar to a large bowl. Mix until well combined.
- Add the eggs one at a time and whisk until completely blended into the mixture.
- Mash the bananas.
- Add the mashed bananas to the wet ingredients and mix until well combined.
- Add the raisins, walnuts, and vanilla extract and mix until well combined.
- Add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients one-third at a time. mixing until each addition is just mixed in. Don't overmix.
- Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan.
- Place the loaf pan on the center rack of the preheated oven and bake for 60-70 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the banana bread comes out clean.
- Place the pan on a rack to cool for 15 minutes.
- Remove the banana bread from the pan and serve warm.
Notes
- Feel free to substitute walnuts for pecans or leave the nuts out altogether.
- Regular raisins, craisins, or dried blueberries can be used instead of golden raisins.
- Chocolate chips can be added if you're a chocolate fan.
Nutrition
Calories: 289kcalCarbohydrates: 38gProtein: 4gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.4gCholesterol: 62mgSodium: 189mgPotassium: 362mgFiber: 2gSugar: 20gVitamin A: 369IUVitamin C: 4mgCalcium: 57mgIron: 1mg
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