Flour's Famous Banana Bread

By Addie

Banana bread is one of those comfort foods that warms up a chilly morning. I always find myself baking banana bread when I have super-ripe bananas and hate to throw them out! Well, if you’re going to take the time to bake banana bread, you MUST try Flour’s Famous Banana Bread Recipe. Located in Boston, Chef Joanne Chang is best known for her delicious banana bread. Enjoy the recipe below!


Recipe courtesy Chef Joanne Chang of Flour Bakery in Boston
Show: Giada's Weekend Getaways
Episode: Boston

Ingredients

• 1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup oil
• 3 1/2 bananas, very ripe, mashed
• 2 tablespoons sour cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2/3 cup walnuts, toasted and chopped

Details

Adapted from foodnetwork.com

Preparation

Step 1

Set oven to 350 degrees F. Line the bottom of a 9-inch loaf pan with parchment paper.



Sift together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. Beat sugar and eggs with a whisk until light and fluffy, about 10 minutes. Drizzle in oil. Add mashed bananas, creme fraiche, and vanilla. Fold in dry ingredients and nuts.



Pour into a lined loaf pan and bake for about 45 minutes to 1 hour.

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REVIEWS: (397)

I would reccommend anyone to try this recipe. Not only is it super easy but it's Fabulously Delicious!!! I had some banana that we're too ripe to eat so I decided to attempt a banana bread so not to waste the bananas. I got online and discovered this recipe. It seemed easy enough for some like myself who rarely ever bakes. To my surprise, the banana bread was incredible. My nieces and nephew ate it up too! I will never buy banana bread again when this recipe is at my fingertips!

Wow! This banana bread is the best and an instant hit with my family. I have tried a number of different bread recipes and this was by far the best -- dense, moist and chucked full of bananas. Thank you Chef Chang!

Hats off and a round of applause to Chef Chang. I made this tonite and it was awesome and the best I've ever made. I"m keeping this recipe, it's a winner! I used 2 tablespoons of vanilla yogurt in place of sour cream and still turned out terrific. I also made it in a cake pan so I now have cake squares. I"ll have to look at more of Chef Chang's recipes.

You will find this banana bread recipe easy to prepare, bake and wonderfully delicious! My family loved my banana bread and it's just awesome I can finally bake something they are able to eat, specially for someone like myself that seldom bakes. I used 6 very ripe chiquita mini bananas instead of regular bananas, didn't want to throw them away so I used them all. It's true, very easy to prepare and bakes in one hour. I added 3 tablespoons of chocolate chips plus the walnuts. I also added half of brown sugar and half of white, because I ran out of white sugar and the combination turned out amazing!

I make this recipe once every two weeks or so. The key to this recipe is to have the most ripe bananas possible. Each time I make it everyone asks for more. It is almost like a cake and makes one large loaf or two smaller. Try this recipe, you will make no other banana bread!

This bread is SO GOOD!!! I have never been a fan of Banana Bread, but wanted to make it for a friend for her birthday. I think I ate more than she did!

I baked this bread over and over again. Everyone loved it. One important step didn't mention in this recipe was adding oil with slow speed for approximately one minute. Very easy and yum!

I've made this recipe twice, the second time I doubled it and made two loaves. I omit the walnuts because I don't like nuts in banana bread. It is super tasty, moist and delicious. Everyone who tries it loves it - one of the best banana breads I've ever had.

OMG, this recipe has NO BUTTER in it but is still SO delicious!!! I have two other banana bread recipes that are super good, but use at least a stick of butter in it. This is so moist and yummy and no butter. Five stars! Everything about it was perfect except the cooking instructions. I needed 1 hr and ten minutes for it to cook through instead of 1 hour flat.

I've tried a lot of different banana bread recipes. This really is delicious, my current favorite. I used three 5.5" X 3" loaf pans and got great results. Baked up in about 45 minutes.

I have been looking a good banana bread recipe for a very long time and I have now found the perfect one! This recipe is perfect! Not dry at all, full of flavor and easy to make. I cannot eat nuts so I use 2/3 cup of chocolate chips and I love it!!

I had a few banana's that were too ripe to eat, so I tried this recipe..This is my new go to recipe for banana bread. I followed the recipe exactly and it was fantastic. The bread was light, delicious, and had a great banana flavor without being over powering. This will be made again soon!

The best banana bread I've ever had!

This is the best banana bread ever!!! 3rd time making it and comes out perfect every time. It does cook longer than an hour so do the tooth pick test. This is my new go to recipe!!! LOVE IT..

Wow! This bread is so good. It didn't even last 24 hours! Everyone loved it. Now my favorite banana bread recipe.

Easy and tasty. Stop looking for the perfect recipe, this is the one you'll write into your personal cookbook Add some semi-sweet chocolate chips into the batter. Yummy!

This is the absolute best banana bread. Not too sweet, no oil-y or shiny fingers when you grab and eat, great crumb, freezes well, great in the lunch box, ... I could go on.