The Best-Ever Banana Bread Recipe
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The Best-Ever Banana Bread Recipe ~ Economical and Delicious
This recipe originally came from the Winnipeg Free Press, a daily newspaper in Manitoba in Canada. Over the years I have found many great recipes from my local newspapers wherever I have lived. This one is amongst my best recipes; my son begged me not to share the recipe with you!
Photo courtesy of seriouslygood1.
Contents at a Glance
- C A U T I O N . . .
- The Best-Ever Banana Bread Recipe
- Go Bananas With This Unusual Loaf Pan
- Why Should You Try This Banana Bread or...
- More Yummy Banana Loaf Recipes
- Attractive & Unusual Banana Holders
- You'll Find Your Bananas Last Longer On...
- Different Banana Loaves...There Are So M...
- Banana Loaf Is Being Blogged About...
C A U T I O N . . .
Readers of this page will need a slice of banana loaf before they reach the end!
The Best-Ever Banana Bread Recipe
A printable recipe.
I'm not joking when I say this recipe is delicious and easy. We have been making it for years. That is, my children and I. I am not sure at what age my teenage boys started making this but they have absolutely no problem putting it together for us now!
Ingredients
- 1 cup mashed very ripe bananas
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup sour cream (light or regular)
- 2 eggs well beaten
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Instructions
In a large bowl, mix together well the bananas, sugar, oil, sour cream and eggs. In another bowl, mix together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Then add the dry mix to the banana mix, stirring until just combined. It couldn't be easier! Bake in a greased 9 by 5 inch loaf pan at 325 degrees for 1 to 1 1/4 hours or until a tester comes out clean. Cool for five minutes before removing from pan.
Go Bananas With This Unusual Loaf Pan
The Nordic Ware banana bread pan
Why Should You Try This Banana Bread or Banana Loaf Recipe?
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- Nigella Lawson's Banana Bread recipe is found here at Recipezaar.
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- Paula Deen's recipe makes two loaves of banana bread.
- A Collection of Banana Bread Recipes From A Bakeoff on Not Quite Nigella, A Blog
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- Martha Stewart's Banana Bread Recipe
- The batter for this easy-to-bake banana bread is enriched with the addition of sour cream.
- Emeril Lagasse's Banana Bread Recipe
- Food Network invites you to try this Banana Bread recipe from Emeril Lagasse.
- Tyler Florence's Banana Bread Recipe
- Tyler's recipe includes pecans! From episode, 'A New Take on Brunch.'
- Kraft Foods Double-Banana Bread Recipe Video
- Watch our Kraft Kitchen Expert demonstrate how Double-Banana Bread's popularity-a traditional American staple-stems from its ease of preparation. Follow our simple Double-Banana Bread recipe video and enjoy this perennial favorite.
- Bon Appetite Magazine's Banana Bread With Cinnamon Crumble Topping
- Banana Bread with Cinnamon Crumble Topping. "I like banana bread, but I always thought it needed a little something more," says Alison Barakat, owner of Bakesale Betty bakery in Oakland, California. So she added honey and cinnamon to the batter and topped it with a cinnamon-brown sugar crumble. "It's a cross between banana bread and coffee cake," she says.
- Fine Cooking Magazine's Chocolate Chip Banana Bread Recipe
- Fine Cooking's recipe yields four mini loaves, one 9x5-inch loaf, or one 12-cup Bundt cake.
Secret #1 ~~ Overripe Bananas
To make the Best-Ever Banana Bread truly the best one you've ever had, you're going to have to use overripe bananas. You're making a mistake if you use any other kind -- your bread simply will not compare!
Attractive & Unusual Banana Holders
There is a banana holder for every taste and budget. I love these monkeys! They are having soo much fun!
You'll Find Your Bananas Last Longer On A Banana Holder ~~ But Make Sure You Buy Enough To Make Banana Loaf!
Secret #2 ~~ Freeze Them Peeled
Freeze your bananas as they become over ripe and you will always be ready to throw together a banana loaf! Some people throw the banana in the freezer, skin and all. I prefer to peel mine before I put them in the freezer because it is much easier to deal with the frozen banana this way!
A Great Mixing Bowl
Wilton has a mixing bowl set to help you throw together your banana cake in style.
These great bowls will make baking easier. They feature a unique design for easy stirring, perfect for this recipe and nonslip feet keep the bowls from moving around! Three bowls in 1.5, 3 and 5 quart size.
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A Great Spatula Set
Rachel Ray's spatula set (called a spoonula set) is an Amazon top seller and will make sure that you don't waste a single drop of your banana bread batter!
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Secret #3 ~~ Eat The Next Day
Even when you have filled your banana bread with ripe bananas, the loaf is better if you wait a day or two to eat it. Be patient and let it ripen...believe me, you will be rewarded!
Banana Loaf Is Being Blogged About...
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- Wednesday, February 15: Breakfast: K-4 banana loaf, string cheese; 5-8 cinnamon pancakes, sausage patty, fruit or juice, milk. Lunch: hot dogs, oven baked fries, fresh fruit, milk, condiments. Extra milk or a milk for a sack lunch may be purchased for ...
As Is Banana Bread...
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- That banana bread disaster will live on in my mind as my lowest point. The lemon-cornmeal cake served with a dollop of whipped cream and cherry compote may be the current high. Visiting my brother and sister-in-law in Maine this winter, the talk turned ...
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- This appetizer uses banana bread, a food that came into vogue in the 1930s as baking powder and baking soda became staples of the American kitchen. It's not likely you'll have leftovers, but if you do, fiddledeedee! Tomorrow is another day.
- Urban Joe: The New Roast at Urban Farms Market
- The bread packaged under the Urban Treats label is made with typical banana bread ingredients plus loads of chocolate chips that melt a little when toasted. Don't be put off by the loaf's weight. A warm wedge with a little butter is filling but ...
A Basic Loaf Pan
Cuisinart Chef's Classic Nonstick Bakeware 9-Inch Loaf Pan is perfect for this banana loaf recipe!
This 9-inch nonstick pan features heavy-gauge aluminized steel construction, a durable nonstick coating and rolled edges to prevent warping at high heat. It is dishwasher-safe and has a limited lifetime warranty. One of the bestselling pans on Amazon's site, it is perfect for this banana loaf recipe.
Click here to read more about
Cuisinart Chef's Classic Nonstick Bakeware 9-Inch Loaf Pan
on Amazon.
Photo courtesy of seriouslygood1.
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Secret #4 ~~ Make Two, Freeze One For Later
This moist Best-Ever Banana Bread freezes well. Make two at the same time; we never make just one! Have one to eat tomorrow and one to eat when I drop over for a cup of tea!
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favored1
Feb 14, 2012 @ 11:09 am | delete
- So many good banana bread recipes. Adding this to my BB lens.
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TransplantedSoul
Jan 12, 2012 @ 8:17 pm | delete
- Banana bread has always been a favourite for me!
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Graceonline
Jan 6, 2012 @ 10:42 am | delete
- Oh yes, I love banana bread. We could never wait a day or two to eat it. My recipe is almost identical to yours, except I use whole wheat flour. Because it's whole wheat and has no preservatives, the banana bread goes stale quickly. That's never a problem for us, though. We can't keep our hands off it!
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squidshe
Jan 5, 2012 @ 9:58 am | delete
- Wow, I'm really craving some banana bread right now! Really nice lens.
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cffutah
Dec 26, 2011 @ 10:05 am | delete
- great lens about what to make with bananas, I myself love 'em especially in bread too!
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