banana bread

Hoboken, NJ
Updated on Feb 11, 2021

This is by far my all-time favorite banana bread recipe. This produces a deliciously moist and flavorful loaf of banana bread.

Blue Ribbon Recipe

A fantastic recipe for banana bread. Sour cream makes a tender bread. Full of banana and buttery flavor, we like the crunch and texture from added pecans. Cinnamon sugar on the outside adds a hint of cinnamon flavor. If you love banana bread make sure to try this recipe.

prep time 10 Min
cook time 1 Hr
method Bake
yield 2 small loaves

Ingredients

  • 1 stick butter, room temperature
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 - eggs
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 - ripe bananas, mashed
  • 1/2 cup sour cream
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • OPTIONAL
  • - cinnamon sugar to dust pan
  • 1/2 cup chopped pecans

How To Make banana bread

  • Oven set to preheat.
    Step 1
    Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
  • Dusting greased pans with cinnamon sugar.
    Step 2
    Grease loaf pans (I use cooking spray) and then lightly dust the interior with cinnamon sugar.
  • Adding eggs to creamed butter and sugar.
    Step 3
    With an electric mixer, cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs, beating well.
  • Mixing in flour, baking soda, and salt.
    Step 4
    Add flour, baking soda, and salt. Blend well.
  • Mixing in bananas, sour cream, and vanilla.
    Step 5
    Add bananas, sour cream, and vanilla.
  • Folding in pecans.
    Step 6
    Fold in pecans.
  • Batter poured into loaf pans.
    Step 7
    Pour mixture into the prepared pans.
  • Banana bread baking in the oven.
    Step 8
    Bake for 50 minutes to 1 hour or until a cake tester comes out clean.

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Category: Sweet Breads
Keyword: #banana
Keyword: #easy
Keyword: #sour cream
Keyword: #bread
Collection: Favorite Breads
Ingredient: Fruit
Method: Bake
Culture: American

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