I was debating for several days whether to post this recipe or not. I figure everyone has a banana bread recipe they like, so why post mine? However, after making it again my mind was made up. This recipe is the best (although not the healthiest) I've found. If you have another that you think can match it, I'd love to have a bake-off and prove its worth ;).
Banana Bread
-3 or 4 ripe bananas, smashed
-1/3 cup melted butter (I use unsalted)
-1 cup sugar (I reduce it to 3/4 and it's still delicious)
-1 egg, beaten
-1 tsp. vanilla
-1 teaspoon baking soda
-Pinch of salt
-1 1/2 cups flour (I use half whole wheat and once again, still delicious)
*Hint* I always use 4 bananas because it makes the bread tastier. My problem is, I always eat most of my bananas before they're ripe enough for banana bread. (Don't be afraid to really let your bananas turn brown.) Typically I only end up with one that is too ripe to eat. When that happens, freeze them one at a time. When you have four defrost them to a nice warm pile of mush. They still work fine in the recipe, you might just need to add a bit more flour. They add a little extra water when they've been frozen.
No need for a mixer in this recipe.
Preheat oven to 350.
Grease 4x8 inch loaf pan (or whatever else you want)
Using a wooden spoon (if you have one) mix melted butter into smashed bananas in large mixing bowl.
Stir in sugar, egg, and vanilla.
Sprinkle baking soda and salt over mixture and stir in.
Add flour and stir.
Bake till brown on top and a knife comes out fairly clean when stuck in the middle. The original recipe says 1 hr, I've never had to bake it for more than 45 mins. My oven is crazy though.
Normally I'm not a big fan of banana bread unless it has chocolate chips and some butter spread on top. However, I eat this one plain and am perfectly happy!
Posted by: Rachel
Save some for me.
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