Homemade Banana Bread Recipe

One of my favorite types of “quick” breads to make happens to be banana. Every 2-3 months my local produce market will put bananas on sale for a good price and I’ll stock up by purchasing about 12 pounds. I bring them home and I freeze a good majority of them, so that I can make homemade banana bread, muffins, cupcakes or cakes through the next few months.

When I make the bread…I use the following recipe but I do omit the walnuts due to a nut allergy. Other than that, I follow this recipe which makes a very nice moist & flavorful bread. Sometimes when I’m in a chocolate mood, I’ll toss in a 1/4 cup of semi-sweet chocolate chips into the batter during the mixing process.

Homemade Banana Bread Recipe

1/3 cup butter, melted
2/3 cup granulated sugar
2 medium eggs
1 cup mashed ripe bananas
3 tbsp. milk
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 cup chopped walnuts, optional

Preheat  oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a loaf pan with non-stick cooking spray.

In a large mixing bowl beat together the butter, granulated sugar and eggs until fluffy and creamy. Blend in the mashed bananas and milk.

In a separate mixing bowl sift together the all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Gradually beat this mixture into the wet mixture until well combined. If you want to toss in walnuts or chocolate chips, now is the time to “hand stir” them into the batter.

Pour the batter into your prepared loaf pan. Bake in a preheated 350 degree F oven for approximate 45 to 50 minutes or until done. Remove and let cool.

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