The Best-Ever Banana Bread Recipe ~~ It's Economical and It's 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!
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Readers of this page will need a slice of banana loaf before they reach the end!
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- The Recipe For The Best-Ever Banana Bread
- Go Bananas With This Unusual Loaf Pan
- Why Should You Try This Banana Bread or Banana Loaf Recipe?
- Secret #1 ~~ Overripe Bananas
- Attractive & Unusual Banana Holders
- Secret #2 ~~ Freeze Them Peeled
- A Great Mixing Bowl
- Banana Bread Is In The News...
- Secret #3 ~~ Eat The Next Day
- Banana Loaf Is Being Blogged About...
- A Basic Loaf Pan
- More Recipes For Cooking With Bananas
- Secret #4 ~~ Make Two, Freeze One For Later
- More Yummy Banana Loaf Recipes
- My Complete Best-Ever Recipe Collection
- A Few Of My Best-Ever Recipes
- Some of The Best Kitchen Tools
The Recipe For The Best-Ever Banana Bread
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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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
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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!
A Great Mixing Bowl
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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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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...
- Living the Gourmet: Banana Loaf
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A Basic Loaf Pan
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More Recipes For Cooking With Bananas
Two top-rated banana cookbooks for your collection! (These ones are available on Amazon.)
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Quick Bread Cookbooks
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How do you eat your banana bread?
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!
More Yummy Banana Loaf Recipes
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- Nigella Lawson's Banana Bread Recipe from Recipezaar
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- Paula Deen's Banana Bread Recipe From Cooking with Paula Deen
- Paula Deen's recipe makes two loaves of banana bread.
- 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
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- Tyler Florence's Banana Bread Recipe
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- 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.
Are you a banana bread fan? Do you have a fantastic banana loaf recipe? Did you like this page?
Make sure to take a moment and say hello!
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.
Posted 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. :)
Posted 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.
Posted September 26, 2009
momto4 wrote...
Banana bread is my favorite! I can't wait to try out this recipe!
Posted September 23, 2009
mbgphoto wrote...
This looks wonderful! Freezing overripe bananas is a great idea! 5*
Posted September 14, 2009
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