# Best Banana Bread Recipe

This easy banana bread recipe is an incredibly moist banana bread made with simple ingredients.

- Servings: 2 servings
- Total time: 65 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Baked Goods
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 0.5 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 eggs, large
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 0.5 tsp salt
- 3 medium bananas (or 2 large bananas)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract

## Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F and prepare pans.
2. Mash bananas.
3. Cream butter and sugar.
4. Add eggs and mix.
5. Add flour, baking soda, and salt; mix.
6. Add mashed bananas and vanilla; mix.
7. Divide batter into pans and bake for 35-40 minutes, or until a cake tester comes out clean.
8. Cool for 5-10 minutes in pans, then remove and cool on a wire rack.
9. Serve warm, at room temperature, or cold.  Add butter if desired

## Equipment

- oven
- 8x4 bread pans
- fork
- hand mixer or standing mixer
- cake tester
- wire rack

## Tips

- Use room temperature butter.
- Use ripe bananas (brown and spotted).
- If using a 9x5 loaf pan, bake at 350°F for 35 minutes, then lower to 325°F for 20-25 minutes.
- If the outside is browning too quickly, tent with foil.
- Add mix-ins like nuts or chocolate chips.
- Add spices like cinnamon or nutmeg.
- Add a glaze or frosting on top after baking

## Source

- Original video: https://www.alattefood.com/banana-bread/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/05ac63e6-a325-4a6c-91fe-82906cdfe4d6
- Extracted: 2025-02-28

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