Best Banana Bread Recipe
Best banana bread recipe with overripe bananas, walnuts and brown sugar. This recipe is so easy and can be made by hands, without a mixer.
Servings: 12 slices
Calories: 288kcal
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cups walnuts, coarsely chopped
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3 large overripe bananas, mashed
- 1/4 cup plain whole fat yogurt
- 2 large eggs beaten lightly
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter melted, plus more for greasing
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons rum optional (Captain Morgan brand)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease a loaf pan (9x5 inch (23cmx12cm) loaf pan).
- Add the walnuts on a rimmed baking sheet, slide in the oven and toast until fragrant, 5 to 10 minutes. Let cool.
- In a large bowl, combine the flour, walnuts, brown sugar, baking soda and salt. In a medium bowl, stir the mashed bananas, yogurt, eggs, butter and vanilla with a spoon. Add rum, if using.
- Lightly fold the banana mixture into the dry ingredients with a rubber spatula, mixing just until combined. The batter should be thick and chunky. Scrape the batter into the loaf pan.
- Bake the banana bread until the surface appears golden brown and a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean, about 55 minutes. Let cool the banana bread in the pan for 5 minutes. Remove from the loaf pan, slice and serve warm.
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Notes
Adapted from Cook's Illustrated.
Nutrition
Serving: 12slices | Calories: 288kcal | Carbohydrates: 43g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 43mg | Sodium: 2169mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 22g