banana bread

Name: Banana Bread
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 1 h 20 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 cup(s) all purpose flour; 1 teaspoon(s) baking soda; 1 teaspoon(s) baking powder; 1/4 teaspoon(s) salt (sea salt); 1/2 cup(s) butter (real butter); 1/2 cup(s) white granulated sugar; 1/2 cup(s) packed light brown sugar; 2 - eggs, beaten; 3 - large overripe bananas, mashed; 1 cup(s) applesauce, cinnamon (motts); 1 teaspoon(s) cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoon(s) nutmeg; 1 teaspoon(s) vanilla (mexican, brown); ## OPTIONAL TOPPING; 1/3 cup(s) packed light brown sugar; 1/8 cup(s) all purpose flour; 1 tablespoon(s) butter (real butter); 1/4 teaspoon(s) cinnamon

16 Pinches

S M

Whitewater, KS

Updated on Feb 8, 2014

I couldn't find my favorite Banana Bread Recipe, so I made this one! Thought I better jot it down before I forget what I did! Hope you like it, we enjoyed it very much!

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prep time 30 Min

cook time 1 Hr 20 Min

method Bake

yield Makes 1 Large Loaf, or 1 Loaf and several muffins!

Ingredients

2 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt (sea salt)
1/2 cup butter (real butter)
1/2 cup white granulated sugar
1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
2 - eggs, beaten
3 - large overripe bananas, mashed
1 cup applesauce, cinnamon (motts)
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1 teaspoon vanilla (mexican, brown)
OPTIONAL TOPPING
1/3 cup packed light brown sugar
1/8 cup all purpose flour
1 tablespoon butter (real butter)
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

How To Make banana bread

Step 1

In medium bowl cream butter and sugars together. Then add in mashed bananas, beaten eggs, applesauce & vanilla. Mix well.

Step 2

Make well in dry ingredients and pour wet ingredients into well and mix together only until all ingredients are incorporated. Over mixing will cause the bread to be dry!
Step 3

Bread does not rise much, so you can fill to within 1/2 inch or so of the top of the loaf pan. Add topping if you want at this time (although it is not needed).
Step 4

Check doneness with toothpick in several places to make sure the bread is done. Allow to set in pan for 10 minutes, then (if you are sure it is done) remove from pan and allow to cool completely (if you can before you eat it all!)
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