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OUR FAVORITE BANANA BREAD

The Epicurious test kitchen baked up the most popular versions of banana bread on our site to discover what we like (or didn't like) about each one. Then we made our ultimate version: a sweet, nutty, and supremely moist loaf that is everything we could ever want in this classic quick bread.

Provided by Rhoda Boone

Categories     Bread     Dessert     Bake     Kid-Friendly     Banana     Walnut     Vegetarian     Pescatarian     Peanut Free     Soy Free     Kosher     Frankenrecipe     Breakfast     Brunch     Small Plates

Yield Makes one 9x5" loaf

Number Of Ingredients 13



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Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 9x5" loaf pan with butter and dust with flour, tapping out any excess.
  • Combine banana, sour cream, and vanilla in a medium bowl. Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl.
  • Using an electric mixer, beat butter and brown sugar on medium speed in another large bowl until light and fluffy, about 3 1/2 minutes. Add eggs one at a time and beat on medium speed until fully combined, about 1 minute each. Add banana mixture and beat until just combined, about 30 seconds. Add dry ingredients in 2 batches, beating on low after each addition and scraping down sides of bowl if necessary, until fully incorporated, about 20 seconds per batch. Fold in walnuts. Transfer batter to prepared pan and smooth top with a spatula.
  • Bake, rotating halfway through, until batter is set, top is dark golden brown and starting to crack, sides are starting to pull away from pan, and a tester inserted into center of bread comes out clean, 60-65 minutes. Cool in pan on a wire rack at least 15 minutes. Run a butter knife around perimeter of pan to loosen loaf, then tap pan gently on its side until loaf releases. Transfer to a cutting board or plate and let cool completely before slicing.

1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature, plus more for pan
1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for pan
4 medium very ripe bananas (about 13 ounces), peeled and mashed
1/4 cup sour cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1 cup (packed) dark brown sugar
2 large eggs, at room temperature
1/2 cup chopped toasted walnuts
Special equipment:
A 9x5" loaf pan

BEST EVER BANANA BREAD

Whenever I pass a display of bananas in the grocery store, I can almost smell the wonderful aroma of my best banana bread recipe. It really is amazingly good! -Gert Kaiser, Kenosha, Wisconsin

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Breakfast     Brunch

Time 1h30m

Yield 1 loaf (16 pieces).

Number Of Ingredients 10



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Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, stir together flour, sugar, baking soda and salt. In another bowl, combine the eggs, bananas, oil, buttermilk and vanilla; add to flour mixture, stirring just until combined. Fold in nuts. , Pour into a greased or parchment-lined 9x5-in. loaf pan. If desired, sprinkle with additional walnuts. Bake until a toothpick comes out clean, 1-1/4 to 1-1/2 hours. Cool in pan for 15 minutes before removing to a wire rack.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 255 calories, Fat 12g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 27mg cholesterol, Sodium 166mg sodium, Carbohydrate 34g carbohydrate (21g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 4g protein.

1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1-1/2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 large eggs, room temperature
2 medium ripe bananas, mashed (1 cup)
1/2 cup canola oil
1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon buttermilk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup chopped walnuts

BEST EVER BANANA BREAD

Categories     Bread     Nutmeg

Yield 2 loaves

Number Of Ingredients 9



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Steps:

  • Cream butter with sugar until light and fluffy Add mashed bananas and eggs, mix well. beat until well mixed mix dry ingredients do not overmix pour into 2 loaf pans bake 55-60 mins at 350

1 cup butter
2 cups brown sugar lightly packed
6 bananas mashed
4 eggs well beaten
2 1/2 cups flour
2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1 tsp nutmeg
1 cup chocolate chips

BEST EVER BANANA BREAD

Categories     Banana     Bread

Number Of Ingredients 9



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Steps:

  • PRE- HEAT OVEN TO 350
  • IN A LARGE BOWL STIR FLOUR, SUGAR, BAKING SODA AND SALT TOGETHER
  • IN ANOTHER BOWL COMBINE THE EGGS, BANANAS, OIL, MILK AND VANILLA STIRRING UNTIL COMBINED
  • OPTIONAL ADD OF NUTS OR CHOCOLATE CHIPS
  • EITHER GREASE OR LINE A LOAF PAN WITH PARCHMENT PAPER
  • BAKE ABOUT 1 1/4 TO 1 1/2 HOURS

1 3/4 cups ALL PURPOSE FLOUR
1 1/2 cups SUGAR
1 teaspoon BAKING SODA
1/2 teaspoon SALT
2 pieces EGGS LARGE AT ROOM TEMPERATURE
3 pieces BANANA VERY RIPED MASHED
1/2 cup VEGETABLE OIL
1/4 cup BUTTERMILK OR MILK - I USED MILK FIRST TIME I MADE IT 1 1/4 CUP PLUS 1 TABLESPOON
1 teaspoon VANILLA EXTRACT

BEST EVER BANANA BREAD

Categories     Bread     Fruit     Brunch     Bake     Quick & Easy

Yield 1 9 x 5 loaf

Number Of Ingredients 8



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Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Spray one 9x5 inch loaf pan with non-stick spray coating. Blend together the eggs, buttermilk, oil and bananas. Sift together the sugar, flour, baking soda and salt. Add to banana mixture and stir in pecans. Mix well. Pour into prepared loaf pan and bake 1 hour and 20 minutes or until a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean.

2 eggs beaten
1/3 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 cup mashed bananas
1 1/2 cups white sugar
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup chopped pecans

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