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Banana Bread

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Banana bread in a load pan that is on a white towel. On a wooden cutting board is another banana bread loaf that has been sliced. In the bottom left corner is a orange flower. The words From Scratch Banana Bread is in the middle of the picture.

What could be better than the smell of freshly baked banana bread? Having a warm piece with a little butter and a nice cold glass of milk. I can almost smell the bread baking as I write this.

Banana bread in a load pan that is on a white towel. On a wooden cutting board is another banana bread loaf that has been sliced. In the bottom left corner is a orange flower.

I have been making this recipe for as long as I can remember and is requested by my family fairly often. My Aunt just recently reached out to me to ask for my banana bread recipe.  

Here you go Aunt Barb, I hope you enjoy it.

If you like the taste of this banana bread recipe then you are sure to love our Banana Blueberry Muffins With Crumb Topping recipe.

How To Make Banana Bread

Flour in a metal bowl with a spoon.

The first thing I did was sift my 2 cups flour, 1 teaspoon baking soda, ½ teaspoon baking powder and ½ teaspoon salt.

Whatever I bake I make sure that I sift the flour, I find that doing so makes what I'm baking fluffier. It also helps get any lumps there may be out.

Once the flour is all sifted set the mixture aside, until ready to be added to the liquid mixture. If you would like more Baking tips then you will enjoy our Baker's Dozen article where we share more tips and tricks for baking.

Banana's mashed up in a bowl with eggs.

Using my kitchen aid mixer I added ½ cup vegetable oil, 1 cup sugar, 3 bananas that are mashed, 2 beaten eggs, 3 tablespoons milk, and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract in the mixing bowl.

Beat until all ingredients are combined. Slowly add the flour mixture into the wet ingredients until all the flour is added and combined. If you like you can add walnut at this point.

For more of a banana tasting bread, I like to use ripe bananas. The bananas I used this time were pretty much all brown and my bread has really good flavor.

My kids ask for me to buy bananas but never seem to eat them, the bananas get ripe fast. I think my kids let them sit just so I will make bread.

How Long Do I Bake The Bread For?

Two loaf pans and two muffin pans with the banana bread mixture in them.

This time I did a double batch so I was able to get 2 loaves of bread and 48 mini muffins. Normally the recipe will give you two loaves of bread. The kids like to have the mini banana muffins for their lunches.

Bake the loaves of bread for 45 minutes or until done, in glass loaf pans or metal pans. Cook time may vary depending on your oven. Inserting a toothpick in the middle of the bread will tell if it's done. If the toothpick comes out clean then it's done.

Banana bread in a load pan that is on a white towel. On a wooden cutting board is another banana bread loaf that has been sliced. In the bottom left corner is a orange flower.

For the mini muffins bake 15 minutes or until done in cupcake liner mini muffin pan.  The oven temperature should be 350℉.

Tips

Four mini banana muffins on a white plate.

Aren't those mini muffins cute? My kids loved the little Debbie muffins, but I found that for the price and how many that were in a package it wasn't worth it.

So I decided to start making the muffins for them, which is much healthier to do than the processed ones.

I also do normal-sized muffins for the kids, I'll put the muffins in baggies and freeze them. Then the kids will pop the muffin in the microwave for a couple of seconds for a quick breakfast.

For the mini muffins, I'll put two muffins in a snack baggie, then they go in the kid's drawer in the refrigerator. The kids will pack them in their lunches or have them for an afternoon snack.

So much cheaper to make these at home than to buy the store-bought ones.

To change the banana muffins up a little I will add blueberries which are my son's favorite. Whereas my girls are typical women and like to have mini chocolate chips in theirs.

Answering the question "what's there to eat" ~ Jen

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Banana bread in a load pan that is on a white towel. On a wooden cutting board is another banana bread loaf that has been sliced. In the bottom left corner is a orange flower. The words From Scratch Banana Bread is in the middle of the picture.
Banana bread in a load pan that is on a white towel. On a wooden cutting board is another banana bread loaf that has been sliced. In the bottom left corner is a orange flower.
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Banana Bread

Award-winning banana bread recipe that is easy to make. 

Course Breakfast
Cuisine American
Keyword Banana Bread, Best Homemade Bread Recipe, Bread, Bread Recipes, Breakfast Recipes, Simple Breakfast Recipes, Simple Quick Bread Recipe
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Servings 16 Slices
Calories 246 kcal

Ingredients

Wet Ingredients

  • ½ Cup Oil
  • 1 Cup Sugar
  • 2 Eggs Beaten
  • 3 Tablespoon Milk
  • 1 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract
  • 3 Bananas Mashed

Dry Ingredients

  • 2 Cups Flour
  • 1 Teaspoon Baking Soda
  • ½ Teaspoon Baking Powder
  • ½ Teaspoon Salt
  • ½ Cup Chopped Nuts Optional

Instructions

  1. Preheat Oven to 350℉

  2. Spray two loaf pans with cooking spray and set aside

  3. In a mixing bowl combine Oil, Sugar, Eggs, Milk, Vanilla and Mashed Bananas until all are mixed together

  4. Sift the dry ingredients into a small bowl

  5. Slowly add dry ingredients into the wet ingredients. Mix well

  6. If adding chopped nut now would be the time.

  7. Divide the batter into the two prepared loaf pans. 

  8. Bake in the 350℉ oven for 1 hour or until a toothpick comes out clean

Recipe Notes

Makes two loaves of bread. 

Nutrition Facts
Banana Bread
Amount Per Serving (16 Slices)
Calories 246 Calories from Fat 117
% Daily Value*
Fat 13g20%
Saturated Fat 1g6%
Trans Fat 1g
Cholesterol 21mg7%
Sodium 164mg7%
Potassium 140mg4%
Carbohydrates 31g10%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 16g18%
Protein 4g8%
Vitamin A 50IU1%
Vitamin C 2mg2%
Calcium 24mg2%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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  1. Nicole

    September 02, 2017 at 3:01 pm

    DAMN I love a good banana bread. And it's starting to get to that time of year when I can freely be obsessed!! Thanks for the great recipe 🙂

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    • www.mycreativemanner.com@www.mycreativemanner.com

      September 02, 2017 at 3:09 pm

      Glad that you liked the recipe, thanks for stopping by.

      Reply
  2. Sarah

    September 03, 2017 at 3:25 pm

    This looks delicious, banana bread is always a crowd favorite!

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    • www.mycreativemanner.com@www.mycreativemanner.com

      September 03, 2017 at 7:37 pm

      This is a favorite with my family, it never stays very long. Thank you for stopping by.

      Reply

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