Ultimate Classic Banana Bread

Moist, buttery, and perfectly sweet, this Ultimate Classic Banana Bread is easy to make, endlessly customizable, and always delicious!

Course Breakfast, Dessert, Snack

Cuisine American

Keyword banana bread, best banana bread, classic banana bread, easy banana bread recipe, homemade banana bread, moist banana bread, ultimate classic banana bread

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 55

Servings slices

Calories 230

Author Alyssia Sheikh

Ingredients

½ cup butter softened
1 cup granulated sugar
2 eggs beaten
3 bananas for extra moist bread, use 4 bananas
1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
½ tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
⅛ tsp vanilla extract optional
½ cup walnuts chopped
cinnamon sugar to taste

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C). Line a loaf pan with parchment paper and grease well.
In a large bowl, cream together the softened butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
In a medium bowl, beat the eggs. Mash bananas until smooth, then stir them into the eggs.
Add the banana-egg mixture into the butter-sugar mixture. Stir until well combined.
In another bowl, sift together flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon.
Add dry ingredients to wet mixture. Stir gently until just combined. (Do not overmix.) Add vanilla, if using.
Pour batter into prepared loaf pan. Top with walnuts, lightly spray with cooking spray, and sprinkle with cinnamon sugar.
Bake for 50–55 minutes, or until the top is golden and the center is set. (The toothpick test may not be reliable with such a moist loaf — look for a loaf that is set on top and not jiggly.)
Allow to cool in the pan for 10–15 minutes, then transfer to a cooling rack before slicing.

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