Ultimate Moist Banana Bread (designatrepeat.com)

By ctaubenheim

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 C Ripe Bananas (3 Large)
• 1/2 C Unsalted Butter melted
• 1/2 C Light Brown Sugar
• 1/2 C Granulated Sugar
• 1/2 C Sour Cream or Plain
• Greek Yogurt
• 2 Large Eggs
• 2 tsp Vanilla Extract
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 Tbsp Cornstarch
• 1 1/2 C flour

Details

Level of difficulty Average
Cost Average budget

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 - this is important! You want to give your oven at least 20 minutes to heat up EVEN if it beeps and tells you its preheated after 5 minutes.

Step 2

In a large bowl, mash bananas with a fork until broken up. You want to make sure you break up any large pieces or you will have large pieces of banana in your bread and it can cause it to bake weird.

Step 3

Mix in melted butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar, then stir until combined. NOTE: to achieve the dense and moist texture we're going for you MUST mix by hand! Using an electric mixer will whip too much air into the bread and affect the texture.

Step 4

Add in the eggs, sour cream, and vanilla extract then stir until just combined. Once mixed, add in the baking soda, baking powder and cinnamon then mix again.

Step 5

Lastly, mix in flour, cornstarch, and salt and stir until just combined. You do not want to mix this for any longer than it takes for the flour to disappear or it will become dense and chewy. Do not overmix!

Step 6

Greases a 9" metal loaf pan 2/3 full (you can usually fill up heavy batters like this almost all the way, just being sure to leave about 1/2" at the top without having it rise over). Because there are varying size of "standard" loaf pans (some are wider than others & therefore fit more), you may end up with a little extra batter. You can scoop the rest into muffin tins and bake.

Step 7

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Step 8

READ THIS STEP CAREFULLY! Bake at 350 for 60 minutes on the bottom or middle rack of your oven. After 45 minutes of it baking, gently cover the top of your loaf with foil to prevent the top from browning. When baking, place your loaf near the bottom/middle of oven. You do not want to too close to the top or the top will brown faster than the inside can cook.

Step 9

crumb or two) its ready. Once baked you should ideally allow banana bread to cook in the pan for about an hour to allow it to set and cool. If not eating right away, cover with foil and let completely cool before putting in a ziploc bag. Wrapping it in plastic too soon will trap the steam and could make your bread mushy. Se notes below for storage instructions.

Step 10

NUTRITION: Cal 335; Fat 17g; Sat Fat 10g; Cholesterol 75mg; Sodium 271mg; Potassium 196mg; Carbs 42g; Fiber 1g; Sugar 25g; Protein 4g