Sunday, April 28, 2013

The Best Banana Bread

This is by far the best banana bread recipe I have tried. It's so simple and easy to make. A couple of tips - make sure your bananas are more than ripe and not to over mix the batter. I also used half whole wheat flour and half raw sugar, but those substitutions aren't necessary.

Banana Bread
Recipe barely adapted from Whipped, found here.

3/4 cup all purpose flour
3/4 cup whole wheat flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 cup white sugar
1/2 cup raw sugar
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract 
3 large, ripe bananas, mashed
1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted

The original recipe called for two 7 x 3 inch loaf pans but I used one 13 x 5 inch panPreheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour loaf pans.

In a bowl, whisk together flours, soda, salt, ground cinnamon and sugars. Mix in the slightly beaten eggs, vanilla extract and mashed bananas. Slowly stir in the melted butter just until incorporated. Pour into prepared pans. 

Bake at 350 for 45-50 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean from the center. If the top is starting to brown and looks cooked, try the toothpick to test for doneness. Let cool in pans for 5 minutes then turn out onto a rack to cool completely.

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