November 21, 2020

Easy Peasy Banana Bread

Easy Peasy Banana Bread

Easy Peasy Banana Bread

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Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup butter, room temperature
  • 1 ¼ cups sugar
  • 3 eggs, room temperature
  • 4 – 5 large bananas, ripe and mashed
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • 2 tablespoon vanilla

Method
 

  1. Preheat the oven to 325 and butter loaf pan(s).
  2. Beat butter and sugar together on medium speed until light and fluffy. Scrape down the bowl several times.
  3. Add the eggs one at a time and mix completely before adding the next egg.
  4. Scrape down the bowl again and add the bananas.
  5. Gently mix in the dry ingredients.
  6. Add the vanilla.
  7. Pour mixture into a large loaf pan and fill ¾. If you have medium loaf pans, divide mixture between pans and be sure to fill ¾.
  8. Bake for 45 minutes until the toothpick comes out of center clean.

Notes

Use a potato masher to smash the bananas.
If you have time, you can sift the dry ingredients together.
Loaf pans vary in size.  It’s important to fill the pan ¾ to the top.
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