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Easy Banana Bread

A simple and delicious banana bread recipe that is perfect for breakfast, snacks, or dessert, made with ripe bananas and basic ingredients.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Servings: 8 servings
Course: Breakfast, Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American
Calories: 200
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Main Ingredients
  • ⅓ cup unsalted butter (softened)
  • ⅓ cup light brown sugar (packed)
  • ¼ cup granulated sugar
  • 1 large egg (room temperature)
  • 1 ½ cups mashed bananas (about 3 ripe bananas)
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ¼ cup buttermilk (room temperature)
  • ½ cup chopped walnuts (optional) Optional mix-in

Method
 

Preparation
  1. Preheat your oven to 375ºF (190ºC). Lightly grease a 9x5-inch baking pan.
  2. In a large mixing bowl, combine the softened butter and both sugars. Beat with an electric mixer on medium speed for 3 minutes until light and fluffy.
  3. Beat in the egg, followed by the mashed bananas. It’s okay if the mixture looks curdled.
  4. In a separate bowl, mix the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon until combined.
  5. Add half of the flour mixture to the banana mixture and beat on low speed until almost fully incorporated.
  6. Next, add the buttermilk and beat on low until combined. Then add the remaining flour mixture and beat on low speed just until no dry flour streaks remain. Do not overmix!
  7. If desired, gently fold in the chopped walnuts.
Baking
  1. Transfer the batter to the prepared pan and bake for 35-45 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with a few dry crumbs.
  2. Use foil to tent loosely if the top is browning too quickly.
  3. Cool the bread in the pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes, then remove and cool completely on the wire rack.

Notes

For serving, slice the banana bread warm or at room temperature. It can be enjoyed plain, with butter or cream cheese, or a sprinkle of cinnamon sugar. Store cool banana bread wrapped in plastic wrap or foil at room temperature for up to 3 days, in the fridge for about a week, or freeze slices for up to 3 months.