This is my favorite Banana Bread recipe, it’s easy to make, super moist and full of great banana flavor and crunchy walnuts. I don’t think I’ve ever met someone that didn’t like Banana Bread, although some people prefer it without nuts but my family loves the walnuts added in so that’s how I usually make it. This recipe is so easy to make all you need is some overripe bananas and some pantry staples that most people always have on hand.
What is Banana Bread?
Banana bread is a quick bread made from mashed bananas mixed with eggs, flour, sugar, butter, baking soda, salt, and baking powder. Banana bread is also considered to be a sweet bread with nuts or raisins mixed into the ingredients to enhance the flavor.
Ingredients
- overripe bananas
- butter, melted
- granulated sugar
- eggs
- flour
- vanilla extract
- baking soda
- baking powder
- salt
How to make Banana Bread
Preheat the oven to 350° F and grease a 9 x 5 loaf pan. I like to use my cast iron loaf pan for this bread because it heats evenly and gives it a nice, golden brown crust.
In a large mixing bowl, mashed the 3 overripe bananas with a fork.
Then add the melted butter and stir until well combined.
Add the eggs, granulated sugar and vanilla extract. Stir until well combined.
Sift together the dry ingredients (2 cups all-purpose flour, 1 tsp baking soda, ½ tsp baking powder, and ¼ tsp salt). Using a spatula, fold it in.
Fold in the ½ cup of chopped walnuts.
Pour the batter in a pre-greased 9×5 inch loaf pan.
Bake at 350°F for about 60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Remove from the oven and let cool on a wire rack for about 20 minutes.
Tools For This Recipe
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- Cast Iron Bread Pan– Cast iron bread pans heat the bread evenly and give it a nice, golden brown crust.
- Large Rosti Bowl– I love my Rosti bowls, they’re durable, versatile, non-slip and have their own lids. I use these bowls for just about every meal I cook
- Silicone Whisk– These whisks work great and they keep my pans scratch-free.
More Delicious Recipes To Try
Classic Banana Bread
Ingredients
- 3 overripe bananas
- ½ cups butter melted
- ⅔ cups granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoons baking powder
- ¼ teaspoons salt
- ½ cups chopped walnuts
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F, grease a 9×5 inch loaf pan with softened butter, and set it aside.
- In a large mixing bowl mash the 3 large overripe bananas with a fork.
- Then add the ½ cup melted butter and whisk until combined.
- Add ⅔ cup sugar, 2 eggs and 1 tsp vanilla extract and stir together until combined.
- Sift together the dry ingredients (2 cups all-purpose flour, 1 tsp baking soda, ½ tsp baking powder, and ¼ tsp salt). Using a spatula, fold it in.
- Fold in the ½ cup of chopped walnuts.
- Pour the batter in a pre-greased 9×5 inch loaf pan.
- Bake at 350°F for about 60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Remove from the oven and let cool on a wire rack for about 20 minutes.
- Remove bread from the loaf pan and serve with soft butter.
