Super Moist & Perfect Banana Bread
Directions
- 1Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
- 2Grease or line a 9x5 inch loaf pan.
- 3In a bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon.
- 4In a large bowl, whisk sugars and eggs until smooth.
- 5Stir in buttermilk (or yogurt), vanilla, mashed bananas, and olive oil.
- 6Gently fold the dry mixture into the wet mixture until just combined (don overmix).
- 7Optionally, add chocolate chips and mix into the batter.
- 8Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan.
- 9Bake for approximately 55-65 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
- 10Let the banana bread rest in the pan for 10 minutes.
- 11Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
- 12Slice and serve the banana bread.
Ingredients
- 1.75 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tbsp all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp fine salt
- 0.5 tsp ground cinnamon
- 0.5 cup white sugar
- 0.5 cup brown sugar (light or dark)
- 2 large eggs
- 4 tbsp buttermilk or greek yogurt
- 1 tsp vanilla bean paste or extract
- 4 very ripe bananas, mashed
- 0.5 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1 cup chocolate chips
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
Equipment
loaf panbowllarge bowlwhiskwire rack
Tips
- This recipe uses 4 bananas, making it super duper banana-y, and can even handle 5 bananas.
- You can add optional ingredients like chocolate chips, chopped walnuts, coconut, peanuts, pecans, or chopped up peanut butter cups.
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