Learn how easy it is to make the most delicious
homemade banana bread recipe that is light, fluffy,
and nothing short of delicious.
Servings:
Prep Time:15minutes?minutes
Cook Time:55minutes?minutes
Total
Time:1hour?hour?10minutes?minutes
Ingredients?
2?sticks melted
unsalted butter
1 ??cup?sugar
4?eggs
1?tablespoon?vanilla extract
??cup?vegetable oil
??cup?whole milk
8?mashed bananas
1 ??teaspoons?baking soda
2?teaspoons?baking powder
1?teaspoon?ground cinnamon
4?cups?all-purpose flour
pinch?of sea salt
1 ??cups?roughly chopped
walnuts
Instructions
Preheat
the oven to 350°.
In
a large bowl whisk together the butter and sugar
until completely mixed.
Next,
add in 1 egg at a time until mixed in.
Pour
in the vanilla, oil, and milk until combined and
then pour in the bananas and mix them in.
Now,
whisk in the baking soda, baking powder, and
cinnamon until completely mixed together.
Whisk
in the flour and salt until combined and then fold
in the walnuts using a rubber spatula.
Divide
the batter between 2 9×5 loaf pans that have been
sprayed with nonstick spray.
This
part is optional but mix together ? cup of packed
light brown sugar with ? cup of roughly chopped
walnuts and evenly sprinkle it over the top of the
bread.
Bake
at 350° for 80-90 minutes or until browned and
cooked in the center. If you press a toothpick
in the center it should come out relatively
clean. In addition, it will have an internal
temperature of 198°.
Remove
from the oven and set on a rack and cool for 20
minutes before slicing and serving.
Notes
Make-Ahead:?You
can make this recipe up to 1 day ahead of time.How
to Store:?Keep covered at room
temperature for up to 3 days or covered and in the
refrigerator for up to 5 days. This will freeze well
covered for up to 3 months. Thaw in the refrigerator
until soft.You can just use?oil,
or just use milk, or a combination of both like I did
in this recipe. You can also swap out the milk for
full-fat yogurt.You
can easily make?24 muffins
using this recipe if you prefer banana muffins
instead. Bake them for 25-28 minutes.In
addition to the?walnuts in
this recipe, you can also add 1 cup of semi-sweet
chocolate chips.
Virginia Butterfield
