Banana Bread

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Cook Time:
1 hr 10 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
1 loaf

Times:

Prep: 2 hr 0 min
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Cook: 1 hr 10 min
Total:: 3 hr 10 min

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Ingredients

1 cup granulated sugar
8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
2 large eggs
3 ripe bananas
1 tablespoon milk
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt

Directions

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Butter a 9 x 5 x 3 inch loaf pan.

Cream the sugar and butter in a large mixing bowl until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.

In a small bowl, mash the bananas with a fork. Mix in the milk and cinnamon. In another bowl, mix together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.

Add the banana mixture to the creamed mixture and stir until combined. Add dry ingredients, mixing just until flour disappears.

Pour batter into prepared pan and bake 1 hour to 1 hour 10 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Set aside to cool on a rack for 15 minutes. Remove bread from pan, invert onto rack and cool completely before slicing.

Spread slices with honey or serve with ice cream.

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Comments & Reviews

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kari philadelphia, PA 02-07-2010
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Yummy with modifications
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I read the previous reviews and made some modifications of my own and the bread was sooo yummy and super moist! I used 3/4... cup of sugar and 1/4 cup brown sugar, cut the salt down to 1/2 tsp, added a little more cinnamon, added about a tablespoon of vanilla and 2 tablespoons of maple syrup. Halfway through I covered the bread pan with an oiled piece of tinfoil to help it from drying out and turning too brown. I did cook for the full hour and 10 minutes but I think that's b/c I added extra moisture.Read more
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Renee Washington , DC 02-05-2010
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The Bread Was SOOOOOOO Super Good
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

The bread was so good. I added a cup of walnuts because I love nuts :)
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Rebecca Redding, CA 01-29-2010
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SO YUMMY AND MOIST : )
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

WOW! I just made it and ate some it was so good and moist. This was very easy to make, i will be making this everytime i have... a few extra ripe bananas on hand. My 1 1/2 year old loved it an couldnt wait to eat it, he just loves bananas. I really dont see why people were saying it was dry i followed the recipe to a T and it came out great. I have tryed a lot of banana bread recipes and this one by far is the best. I will be making this one everytime i have some nice ripe bananas.Read more
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Gaby Pima, AZ 01-27-2010
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The perfect balance
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I tried this recipe and it's amazing, it's moist, not too sweet, I added pecans and chocolate chips and it gave it that extra... something, and so easy to make even I could do it!Read more
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kevin mt. pleasant, MI 01-26-2010
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A little dry needs sour milk for flavor
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Recipe is great but before I made it I noticed there wasn't much of a liquid base for the bread and new it would turn out a... little dry for me. I added 3/4 cup milk with 1 tablesppon white vinegar, let milk set out for about ten minutes so it can become sour make this first while doing the other ingredients then add right before the flour. I also added 1/4 teaspoon of cinammon to this recipe. I also added half of the walnuts and half of macadamia nuts best recipe ever with the extra ingredients.The sour milik adds zip to the bread along with a bit more moisture to the bread and wow it is extra moist and flavorful. I made six loaves and we ate two right out of the oven gave one to each mother in law (got keep them happy) they both loved em, and froze the rest, will make 10 loaves next time around great with morning coffee. Read more
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Kristin Oakdale, CA 01-17-2010
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great bread
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Easy to make, and my family loves it. The cinamon adds a nice flavor.