Recipe

Perfect Banana Bread

by cicadagirl on May 27, 2010 in Breads

4.95 Mitt(s) 23 Rating(s)

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Recipe Description

There are a lot of banana bread recipes out there, I know. But this one ranks up there as the best I’ve ever tried. Quick and easy, and no mixer required!

Preparation Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

2. Put the peeled bananas (3 or 4, but no fewer or bread will be too dry!) into a large mixing bowl and smash with a wooden spoon. Add the melted butter and mix together with the spoon.

3. Add the sugars, egg, and vanilla, stirring to combine.

4. Sprinkle the baking soda, salt, and cinnamon over the top and mix into the mixture.

5. Add the flour last and mix.

6. Pour mixture into a buttered 4×8″ loaf pan.

7. Bake for one hour. Cool on a rack before removing from the pan to serve.

Ingredients

4 whole Ripe Or Overripe Bananas
⅓ cups Melted Butter
¾ cups White Sugar
¼ cups Turbinado Sugar (sugar In The Raw)
1 whole Egg Beaten
1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
1 teaspoon Baking Soda
1 pinch Salt
¼ teaspoons Ground Cinnamon
1-½ cup All-purpose Flour

Comments

radiologyrn on 6.11.2010

I have this in the oven right now. It stirred together so quickly; I think it will become my “go-to” banana bread recipe. Thanks for posting it!!

sambugjoebear on 6.25.2010

This was very easy, quick, and delicious! I will definately be making it often.

sandra on 12.14.2010

I don’y have Turbinado sugar, is there something else I can use and does it make a difference?

cicadagirl on 12.14.2010

Sandra…it does make a tiny difference, because the turbinado sugar has a taste closer to brown sugar than plain white…more caramelly, I suppose.

That said, however, I have made this recipe with just 1 cup of white sugar instead of the 3/4 white and 1/4 turbinado and it turns out just fine!

doemora on 1.12.2011

i’ve used either all brown or 1/2 white and 1/2 brown; also try pumpkin pie spice instead of cinnamon-

Carla P on 1.13.2011

Does adding nuts change anything?

cicadagirl on 1.13.2011

Carla…I myself have never added nuts. But a lot of the people who reviewed it have done so, and no one seems to have had any problems. I think you’re probably safe.

momof8 on 1.14.2011

I made this tonight for dinner. It was great.

michjay on 1.21.2011

Wow!! So easy and it’s delicious!! Didn’t have to drag out the mixer or anything, just throw it all in one bowl. I didn’t have the raw sugar, I used half brown and half white sugar and it turned out amazing! Thanks for the great recipe!

pavel on 1.28.2011

Sounds great! I’ll also add a few walnuts and let y’all know.

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Reviews

Humble Pie on 5.30.2010

I just made this this morning, and it IS delicious! Very moist; I baked it a little less than the hour called for (my oven runs a little hot I think) and I added some chopped walnuts. Great recipe!

sheori on 6.10.2010

Just made this and could hardly wait until it was cool enough to eat, to have a piece. It smelled so good when it was baking! It was very easy to put together and so tasty, will be adding this to the recipe collection. I also added 1 cup of walnuts because I’m a freak for nuts.

marylinb618 on 6.22.2010

Incredible! Not too sweet, not too “banana-y”, super easy to do and with ingredients you have on hand.

Had to put foil over the top the last 15 minutes or so to keep from getting too brown, so be sure you check in at the end of bake time.

Can’t wait until next time I let my bananas get too ripe!

Erin on 6.26.2010

I made it this afternoon and it is delicious. I didn’t have any turbinado sugar on hand, so I used brown sugar instead. Worked great. I also had to put foil over the top for the last 15 minutes so the top wouldn’t get burned.

Made the house smell wonderful and I can’t quit nibbling on it.

jasonsgirl96 on 8.1.2010

Made this recipe this morning! My husband raved about it! It was sooo easy to make! Very moist! And tasted great! I sprinkled the turbinado sugar all over the top too and oh wow.. yum! I left mine in for the whole hr uncovered.. it got pretty brown but didnt burn. Will DEFINITELY be making again!

hawkeyegal on 8.10.2010

I LOVE this banana bread! So moist and the turbinado sugar is a perfect addition.

Kanan on 9.18.2010

YUM!! Such good banana bread. I slightly modified the recipe – 1/2 cup white sugar, 1/4 brown sugar, 1 tsp cinnamon, 2 tsp vanilla and 1 cup of maple glazed walnuts (chopped). I also sprinkled a little brown sugar before pouring the batter in and on top (just enough to give a hint of a crunch). DELICIOUS!!!!!!! Came out better than I expected. Super easy and the whole fam absolutely loves it. Thanks for the fab recipe

poofie on 9.30.2010

this is a wonderful basic banana bread recipe that is hard to mess up. i liked that the bananas were just mashed so there were some chunks in the bread. i liked that it wasn’t overly sweet. it was super easy and very tasty.

i added a little more cinnamon and a scant 1/4 tsp of cardamom, as well as around a half cup of chopped walnuts. i also used just shy of a cup of white sugar and about a tablespoon of molasses, since i had no sugar in the raw.

nicolev on 10.1.2010

I’ve made LOTS of different recipes for banana bread over the years. This one is simple and perfect. Very moist. I added a cup of chopped walnuts since that’s how I like my banana bread. Also, made 8 mini loaves and baked for 30 minutes which was perfect. Just finished off one of the mini loaves…erp. Yummy!