Banana bread is everybody’s favorite so, I would like to share a very simple yet, delicious and super-moist banana bread recipe. This recipe gives you moist, soft, and delicious banana bread loaded with lots of banana flavor. Making it a perfect dessert for breakfast or tea-time snack. Easy to bake recipe that requires few leftover bananas, butter, sugar, egg, vanilla, flour, and Sun Brand aluminum bread box.
Let’s see why banana bread is good for you.
When your house is filled with sweetest aroma even the pickiest-eater will snack on this freshly-baked delicious banana bread. Here are few reasons why you need not have to feel guilty when eating banana breads.
- Baking a whole-grain banana bread gives you the essential vitamins, minerals and fiber.
- It is also a good source of protein and carbs. Protein is essential for growth, and recovery muscle whereas carbs will keep your energetic all through the day.
- Nuts and olive oil used in banana bread are healthy fats that help stabilize blood sugar levels and lower blood pressure.
- Adding spices such as cinnamon and nutmeg improves your appetite, prevents weight gain, and boosts your immune system.
- Adding nuts that you fancy will make your bread crunchy and delightful.
Prep time: 15 mins
Cook time: 1 hr 5 mins
Total: 1 hr 20 mins
Servings: 12
Yield: 1 loaf
Nutrition Facts
Per Serving:
229 calories; protein 3.8g; carbohydrates 34.8g; fat 8.8g; cholesterol 51.3mg; sodium 222.9mg.
Ingredients
2c. all-purpose flour,1 tsp. baking soda,1/2 tsp. kosher salt, 1/2 c. (1 stick) unsalted
Butter, melted
1 c. granulated sugar, 1 large egg plus, 1 egg yolk, 1/4 c. sour cream,
1 tsp. vanilla extract, 3 ripe bananas, mashed
Mix-ins and topping
(Chocolate chips, oats,
Walnuts, peanut butter, optional: if you like crunchy nuts in your bread.)
How to bake Banana bread:
1. Mash the ripped bananas in a bowl using a fork or mixer.
2. Now mix melted butter, sugar, egg, egg yolk, sour cream and Vanilla in a separate bowl. Blend them well.
3. Now, add mashed bananas to the blended mixture and mix them well again.
4. Now gradually add dry ingredients (i.e, flour, baking soda, and salt) to wet ingredients in the bowl until it becomes moisten.
4. Then, transfer the batter to Sun Brand aluminum bread box.
5. You can add your favorite toppings like nuts and dry fruits also, peanut butter for a yummylicious banana bread.
6. Place the Sun brand aluminum bread box with batter into the oven and bake in a 350deg oven for an hour.
7. Viola! The bread is ready. Let it cool for 10minutes in the pan. Then, cut and serve.
How to store your banana bread?
A freshly baked banana bread can last for 4 days. With the best storage methods a freshly baked banana bread can last from few days to few months.
- On your counter– This is the most ideal place is to keep your freshly baked bread on your counter. In this storage method your bread can last for four days without ruining the soft and moist taste just like pulled out of an oven.
- In the Bread Box: Aluminum bread box are good for baking. It is ideal for both home bakers and experts. You can pour the batter in the Sun Brand aluminum bread box and place it in the oven. Once the bread id cooked and cooled you can store it on your counter inside the bread box. This is a compact and hygienic way of storing your bread. Your banana bread will last up to 7 days when baked and stored in an aluminum bread box
- In the Fridge– To increase the shelf-life of your banana bread refrigerating it is one of the best storage method. But before refrigerating wrap it tightly in a plastic wrap to hold the moisture inside so the bread lasts over a week. But make sure to microwave the bread for 10 seconds before consuming.
- In the Freezer– In case you have baked more than one loaf then freezing is the right storage option. In this method your bread will last for 3 months. Make sure the take the bread out of the freezer the night before consuming. If you want to consume right away then heat it in your microwave for 15 minutes at 350degrees.
Tips to bake a perfect banana bread:
- Use very ripe bananas that are very long and bright yellow in color. Most often we throw away over-ripped fruits but for making banana bread you need over-ripped ones for the perfect texture and taste. If your bananas are not ripe enough to make bread then place them in the oven with peels and bake them at 300F/150C until it becomes brown.
- Mix the dry and wet ingredients in separate bowls as mentioned in the recipe. Also, add the dry ingredients to wet and not wet ingredients to dry, if you do it the other way round it might create pockets of dry flour in the batter.
- Avoid too much mixing, because it will make the bread into a dense and rubbery loaf.
- Add one egg at a time and whisk thoroughly to make sure it is distributed evenly in the batter.
- To avoid you’re perfectly delicious bread from breaking when removing it from the aluminum bread box grease the bread box with butter, oil or shortening.
- Banana bread takes time to get baked fully. It takes about an hour so wait patiently else, the centers of the bread will be under baked. Always bake at 350F/180C.
- To bake a perfect batch of banana bread it is essential to invest on a high quality bread box. Also, a bread box with shutter lid is a better one for a wonderfully baked loaves. SunBrand offers aluminum bread box with shutter lid that will hold your batter in shape and bakes the bread evenly. Thus yielding a crunchy, chewy loaves of bread that will fill your home with the aroma of delightful banana bread.