This quick and easy banana bread recipe taste delicious and is just like grandma’s old fashioned classic banana bread. I have made this recipe for years. The recipe has been passed down for generations in my family.
It takes only 10 minutes or so to make this moist banana bread before putting it in the oven. In addition, this recipe only uses simple ingredients such as flour, eggs, sugar and of course, RIPE bananas.
The key to great banana bread is RIPE bananas! Not green bananas. Not even perfectly yellow bananas. The best bananas (for banana bread) are those bananas that are soft and have lots of small black and brown spots on the yellow banana peel. Unripe green or yellow bananas have too much starch and are not very flavorful. In contrast, ripe bananas are sweeter, softer and have much more delicious banana flavor. Therefore, the best tasting banana breads are made with ripe bananas!!
As you probably know, banana bread is a type of “quick Bread.” Quick breads use baking soda and / or baking powder to rise versus using yeast. Because quick breads rely on baking soda/powder, they rise more quickly than yeast breads. Most banana breads need only 65-70 minutes or so in the oven before they have risen and are fully cooked. Therefore, great tasting and most banana breads are easy and relatively quick to make! They are a perfect dessert or lunch snack.
FYI – This banana bread recipe takes me about 10-15 minutes to prepare and clean up. Please be aware that this is an oven-baked banana bread recipe. It is not made with a bread machine.
Ingredients:
- 2 cups flour
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 eggs or “Just Egg” plant-based egg
- 1 cup mashed bananas
- 1/2 cup shortening
- 1 teaspoon soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 Tablespoon yeast
- 1 Tablespoon vinegar plus 1/2 cup of milk
Sift together flour, soda, yeast and salt. cream shortening and sugar into dry ingredients. Add eggs, one at a time and beat until fluffy. Add bananas to mixture. Bake in greased and floured loaf pans at 350 degrees until done.
Equipment needed
- Measuring cup and spoons
- Measuring cup and spoons
- Mixing bowl,
- 9×5 inch metal bread pan
- Oven mitts
- Silicon spatula
My family loves this banana bread. They enjoy putting butter on it while it’s still warm. Hope you enjoy this banana bread as much as we do.
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