Classic Banana Bread
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Author Notes: I used to make this recipe 2-3 times a week in high school, it was so popular! I was literally famous throughout the school for making the best banana bread. I don't know how many generations of women in my family it's been passed down through, but it's definitely a keeper. - ChristineB
Makes one loaf
- 3 overripe bananas (the blacker the better, unless they're moldy!)
- 1 cup light brown sugar (packed)
- 10 tablespoons butter (unsalted), at room temperature
- 2 eggs
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
- 1 cup chocolate chips (optional)
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees; move rack to lower-middle position. Generously grease a 9 x 5 inch loaf pan.
- Beat bananas with an electric mixer until smooth. Add brown sugar, butter, and eggs, and mix until completely incorporated.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Add dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, and beat until smooth, scraping down the sides and bottom of the bowl as needed.
- Stir in the walnuts and/or chocolate chips, if you're using them.
- Pour batter into prepared pan, and bake for one hour, or until bread is a deep brown and an inserted skewer comes out clean.
- This recipe was entered in the contest for The Best Recipe or Technique Your Mother Taught You
Tags: breakfast
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over 2 years ago bd20009
This is my new go-to banana bread recipe! I had been using a different recipe for about the last 20 years and I thought that one was the best. This one is even better. I think the additional amount of walnuts plus the brown sugar rather than white sugar makes a big difference. The crust browned up nicely and had a sweet crunch to it that my boyfriend loved.
over 2 years ago ChristineB
I'm so glad you liked it!! :)
almost 3 years ago ChristineB
Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed it! The recipe makes yummy muffins too, especially when topped with a buttery streusel :)
over 2 years ago DeArmasA
oooh, i'm gonna try the muffins now - thanks for the heads up!
almost 3 years ago DeArmasA
You were not kidding!! SOOOOOOOO yummy. I appreciated the instruction about the lower middle position of the rack - that made a difference given that I had 4 bananas and so I used them and that added 35 minutes to the cook time.