The Best-Ever Banana Bread Recipe

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The Best-Ever Banana Bread Recipe ~~ It's Economical and It's Delicious!

The best-ever banana bread recipe. We've been making (and eating) it for more than 16 years! Tried, tested and true, this recipe has never failed and we have never, ever found another recipe for a banana loaf that is as moist or as delicious as this one is and it is easy, too! A simple and homey comfort food that is perfect for breakfast, coffee time, recess, teatime or anytime. It is absolutely YUMMY!

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!

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The Recipe For The Best-Ever Banana Bread 

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.

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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!

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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!

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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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These spatulas are built with a shallow spoon shape on one side which is perfect for your kitchen tasks including mixing the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients of this banana bread recipe! Plus, the 'head' is heat safe to 500 degrees! One of Amazon's most popular spatula sets.


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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!

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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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Pukeko wrote...

I love banana bread! It was my favorite of all my moms recipes when I was growing up. Now we use her recipe to make muffins as well as banana bread. I have featured this lens on my new specialty bakeware lens. Angel blessing to you.

ReplyPosted October 27, 2009

perfumelover wrote...

Yes I love banana bread! I've never made my own. But this recipe sounds great. My favorite is to eat is right out of the oven OR a day later, sliced, toasted and smeared with salted butter! Amazing. :)

ReplyPosted September 26, 2009

BarbRad wrote...

I have a favorite banana bread recipe. It has oats and nuts in it. We make it when we travel and aren't sure what kind of breakfast will be available where we will be staying. It's also a great late night snack. I'll have to try yours, though, too. We've always got bananas around, and sometimes they do get too ripe.

ReplyPosted September 26, 2009

momto4 wrote...

Banana bread is my favorite! I can't wait to try out this recipe!

ReplyPosted September 23, 2009

mbgphoto wrote...

This looks wonderful! Freezing overripe bananas is a great idea! 5*

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