Easy Banana Bread
Easy Banana Bread. Browse Our Fast & Easy Bread Recipes Collection. The bread itself turned out to be a smaller loaf than what I've made in the past, and it was easy to make because of the few ingredients it called for. I've never made a really good banana bread until I tried this recipe this morning. In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with bananas, beating well after each addition. Make Easy Banana Bread using 8 ingredients and 4 steps easily.
Ingredients
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2-3 of very ripe bananas, peeled
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1/3 cup of melted butter, unsalted or salted
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1 teaspoon of baking soda
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Pinch of salt
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3/4 cup of sugar (1/2 cup if you would like it less sweet, 1 cup if more sweet)
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1 of large egg, beaten
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1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
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1 1/2 cups of all-purpose flour
Steps
- 1 Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C), and butter a 4×8-inch loaf pan
- In a mixing bowl, mash the ripe bananas with a fork until completely smooth. Stir the melted butter into the mashed bananas
- Mix in the baking soda and salt. Stir in the sugar, beaten egg, and vanilla extract. Mix in the flour.
- Pour the batter into your prepared loaf pan. Bake for 50 minutes to 1 hour at 350°F (175°C), or until a tester inserted into the center comes out clean.
It's easy: Banana bread is one of those classic, simple recipes that everyone needs to have in their recipe box. It's moist: There's nothing like a warm slice of moist banana bread to make you feel all cozy. This loaf will hit all those notes and more. Tons of banana flavor: I love how this bread makes the flavor of ripe bananas shine! To FREEZE: You can either freeze the loaf as a whole or slice it and freeze the slices.
