Banana Bread. Cream the sugar and butter in a large mixing bowl until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each. When life gives you bananas, it's time to make banana bread.
In a separate bowl, cream together butter and brown sugar. Stir in eggs and mashed bananas until well blended. Stir banana mixture into flour mixture; stir just to moisten. You can have Banana Bread using 9 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Ingredients of Banana Bread
- You need 3-4 of ripe bananas.
- Prepare 1/3 c. of melted butter.
- It's 1/2 c. of Light brown sugar (we use cane sugar).
- You need 1 of egg.
- It's 1 tsp. of vanilla.
- It's 1 1/2 c. of Self rising flour.
- Prepare 1/2 c. of crushed pecans.
- Prepare 1 tsp. of cinnamon.
- Prepare 1/2 c. of crushed pineapple drained *optional.
For this classic Banana Bread recipe, store overly-ripe bananas in the freezer until you have enough to make bread. Cut up thick slices of the Banana Bread and freeze them for a lunch box treat or for an on-the-go breakfast, toasted and spread with peanut or almond butter. No buttermilk on hand for this Banana Bread recipe? In a large bowl, stir together flour, sugar, baking soda and salt.
Banana Bread instructions
- If you chose not to add the crushed pineapple then you need to increase the sugar in recipe to 2/3c. sugar..
- Preheat oven to 350*F or 180*C. Incorporate butter and bananas with a potato masher..
- Add sugar, egg, vanilla, and cinnamon. Mix well..
- Add four. Mix until well incorporated then add nuts and pineapple if desired. Mix again..
- Pour into greased loaf pan or 8x8 pan and bake for 1 hour..
- * Side note....If you use parchment paper it makes a soft crust on the bottom and keeps it from over browning..
In another bowl, combine the eggs, bananas, oil, buttermilk and vanilla; add to flour mixture, stirring just until combined. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking soda, and salt. In a medium bowl, whisk together banana, melted butter, eggs, and vanilla. Fold banana mixture into flour mixture until just combined. In large bowl, beat sugar and butter with spoon until light and fluffy.