Moist banana loaf cake with a crunchy sweet top!
About this loaf:
A one bowl recipe with the sweetest banana flavour, moist cake texture, crunchy crust and only one egg! All making this recipe truly THE BEST Banana bread!
If you look closely in the pictures you can see the brown strands from the bananas as this recipe uses 3 bananas. There is nothing worse than an underwhelming banana flavour, therefore this recipe uses 3 whole bananas to make sure that the Banana is truly the star of the loaf.
Only one egg, just over a cup of flour, a cup of sugar and a few other simple ingredients you would usually have on hand such a baking powder and baking soda. all mixed in one bowl and it could not be simpler.
This recipe has been my “go to ” banana bread for quite some time! this page is definitely the most dirty of all the pages in my recipe book! After making this I’m sure it will be one of your favourites as well.
The Method:
Cream the butter and sugar until fluffy
Add the mashed bananas and the vanilla extract
Crack in that egg!
Add in the flour, baking powder and baking soda
Mix well
Pour into a loaf pan and bake for ~1 hour at 350 degrees F
3 tips for success
- Use an aluminum or metal pan as the loaf tends to get the best rise and crust texture
2.Mash the bananas into small chunks if they are fresher more green bananas, otherwise they will not bake through and remain hard. But, for softer brown bananas leave in larger chunks as they are already soft.
3.Use your darker or even black bananas! they are sweetest!
Chocolate peanut butter banana bread? Absolutely.
Make this recipe into a chocolate peanut butter banana bread loaf
All that is required to make a chocolate peanut butter version is to reduce the flour from 1 1/2 cups to 1 cup. As well, add 2 tablespoons of cocoa powder. Every other ingredients will stay the same quantity. Top or spread with peanut butter and it is complete! rich decadent peanut butter on sweet moist banana bread.
| Prep time | Bake time | Total time |
| 15 mins | ~ 1 hour | ~ 1 15 mins + cool time |
The recipe:
The Best Banana Bread
Ingredients:
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
Procedure:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (177 C) and grease or line with parchment a loaf pan ~8×4 inch. set aside.
In a large mixing bowl cream the softened butter and sugar for about 3 minutes until fluffy and air incorporated. Add the vanilla extract and mix for another minute.
Crack the egg into the mixture and beat until well combined. Now, peel and add all three bananas and use a fork, two knifes, or a potato masher to mash the bananas into small chunks.
Once the bananas are mash and all is well mixed, add the flour, baking powder, and baking soda. Once added use a spatula to fold the dry ingredients in.
Pour the batter into the pre-lined loaf pan and spread the batter evenly around the pan.
Bake at 350 Degrees F for about 1 hour or until golden on top!
Enjoy!
Happy Baking
