Best Banana Bread Ever Recipe

I have tried so many banana bread recipes over the years and still go back to mom's vintage recipe, it's spot-on perfect.

Of course, mom always made everything by hand in one bowl no measuring, it took a while to get this right watching her in my younger years.

There were always a few tips she had that made the bread super delicious, sweet, with a tender texture and so many recipes fail unless you read her tips.

These are super easy to make with just a few steps and the smell will make your mouth water while these loaves bake.

Often we even use a mini muffin pan or made one loaf and a dozen muffins, the recipe makes usually two big loaves.

Occasionally she would even throw in some raisins, make a cinnamon swirl style bread or blueberries, so it's a basic versatile recipe as well.

We love this recipe and other quick bread and muffin recipes you may want to try our Best Muffins and Quick Bread Roundup there's something for everyone.

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Easy Steps

1. Prepare loaf pans or muffin tins and preheat the oven to 350 degrees
2. Sift the flour, salt, baking powder, place in a bowl
3. Get all the wet ingredients together in another bowl
4. Make a well, add the wet ingredients to dry
5. Fold into the mixture just until combined do not overwork the batter.
6. Bake, cool, and enjoy!

Ingredients You Will Need

• flour
• white sugar
• brown sugar
• vanilla
• baking powder
• salt
• egg
• bananas
• shortening 

Other Additions

1. chopped or diced fruits strawberry, blueberries, raspberries, peaches, cherries, pear, pineapple, mango, fig
2. dried fruits like raisins, craisins, etc
3. nuts of any kind(walnuts, macadamia, pistachio, pecans, hazelnuts, almonds are all best toasted first)
4. coconut
5. any kinds of chocolate chips
6. shredded zucchini or carrots
7. funfetti (the kids love the colors)

Tips and Tools

1. for a tender pastry do not overwork the batter
2. mashed the bananas with a fork 
3. always sift the dry ingredients
4. any extracts can be used vanilla, orange, lemon, maple, almond anisette, or whatever else you love
5. do not over bake
6. spread with butter jam or jelly while warm
7. these bread  loaves are great served with a hot beverage or cold glass of milk
8. for a tender pastry do not overwork the batter mashed the bananas with a fork and mix with all the wet ingredients just fold in the dry ingredients
9. always sift the dry ingredients any extracts can be used vanilla, orange, lemon, maple, almond anisette, or whatever other flavors you like
10. keep loaves wrapped in plastic wrap and sealed ziplock bags in a cool dry place, banana bread dries out in the refrigerator.
11. If you're a family of two, muffins are the way to go and freeze the rest as needed
12. Tools You May Need: loaf pan, regular-sized muffin pan, or use a mini muffin pan, measuring cups, measuring spoons, knife, fork, flour sifter 

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This Banana Bread Recipe is the Best Ever!

This bread is so easy to make, taste great, and it's foolproof and will be the only recipe you'll ever need to try ever again


As I mentioned before you can even add whatever you like to the batter including extracts for a lemon banana bread or coconut, chocolate chips, just get creative, bananas go great with lots of different additions.


Either way, the bread is plain, filled, or recreated to your own flavors you love, we got you covered with mom's recipe.


We would love to hear your favorite mix-ins your family enjoys in this delicious banana bread batter in the comment box, we love new creative suggestions.

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American

Yield: 30 slices

Author: Claudia Lamascolo

Best Banana Bread Recipe

Prep time: 8 MinCook time: 45 MinTotal time: 53 Min

I have tried so many recipes for banana bread but nothing compares to this recipe it's spot on delicious every time, moist, sweet, and addicting!

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups of flour
• 2 teaspoons of baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• In another bowl mix together well:
• 1 cup shortening
• 1 cup granulated white sugar
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 2 cups mashed banana's
• 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla
• 4 eggs
• optional: 1 cup walnuts

Instructions

1. Make a well with the flour, baking soda and pour the wet mixture into the dry and blend together evenly.
2. Use a folding method and do not use a mixer.
3. The batter will be lumpy.
4. Pour into two well-greased loaf pans or make muffins.
5. Bake at 350 for around 45 minutes for a loaf or 30 to 35 minutes or until brown and the middle is dry when tested with a toothpick.
6. Variations: Cinnamon Swirl Banana Bread...
7. 1/4 cup flour, 1 tsp cinnamon, 1/4 sugar( add nuts optional)...mix together.
8. Pour 1/2 the batter in a loaf top with sugar-cinnamon mixture and bake...
9. other variations:
10. Fold in mix-ins: chocolate chips, coconut, and walnuts, proceed as above with the wet ingredients.
11. This recipe also makes awesome muffins!
12. See Tips in the Notes:

Notes

Tips

1. for a tender pastry do not overwork the batter
2. mashed the bananas with a fork and mix with all the wet ingredients just fold in the dry ingredients
3. always sift the dry ingredients
4. any extracts can be used vanilla, orange, lemon, maple, almond anisette, or whatever else you love
5. do not over bake
6. spread with butter jam or jelly while warm
7. these bread loaves are great served with a hot beverage or cold glass of milk
8. for a tender pastry do not overwork the batter mashed the bananas with a fork and mix with all the wet ingredients just fold in the dry ingredients
9. always sift the dry ingredients any extracts can be used vanilla, orange, lemon, maple, almond anisette, or whatever other flavors you like
10. keep loaves wrapped in plastic wrap and sealed ziplock bags in a cool dry place, banana bread dries out in the refrigerator.

Other Additions

1. chopped or diced fruits strawberry, blueberries, raspberries, peaches, cherries, pear, pineapple, mango, fig
2. dried fruits like raisins, craisins, etc
3. nuts
4. coconut
5. any kinds of chocolate chips
6. shredded zucchini
7. Fold in mix-ins: proceed as above with the wet ingredients step.

Nutrition Facts

Calories

194.31

Fat (grams)

9.88

Sat. Fat (grams)

3.21

Carbs (grams)

24.63

Fiber (grams)

0.90

Net carbs

23.72

Sugar (grams)

14.54

Protein (grams)

2.61

Sodium (milligrams)

79.43

Cholesterol (grams)

28.63

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Disclosure: This recipe was originally shared in 2009. It was edited and re-published in 2022.