Best Banana Bread Recipe | Moist Banana Bread Loaf Cake
Bake the best banana bread recipe at home for a quick morning breakfast, mid-day snack, or after-meal dessert. This banana bread is easy to make, one of the quick, soft, and super moist sweet breads even beginners can try.
Servings: 10 slices
Calories: 300kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 stick Unsalted butter at room temperature 8 tbsp
- ¾ cup Sugar
- 2 Eggs
- 1 teaspoon Baking powder
- 1 teaspoon Baking soda
- ½ teaspoon Cinnamon powder
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- ½ teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- 2 cups All purpose flour / Maida
- 4 Ripe Bananas
- ¼ cup Whole milk
Optional ingredients
- ⅔ cup Dry fruits and nuts Add roasted almonds, roasted cashews and raisins
- 1 Banana topping
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9 * 5-inch bread loaf pan, line it with parchment paper, and keep it aside.
- In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle, cream the butter and sugar. Add the egg and whisk it. (Feel free to make this with a simple whisk or hand-held mixer.)1 stick Unsalted butter, ¾ cup Sugar, 2 Eggs
- In a bowl, mash the bananas and keep them aside.4 Ripe Bananas
- Add the baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon powder, salt, vanilla extract, milk and mix.1 teaspoon Baking powder, 1 teaspoon Baking soda, ½ teaspoon Cinnamon powder, 1 teaspoon Salt, ½ teaspoon Vanilla Extract, ¼ cup Whole milk
- Now add the mashed bananas and all-purpose flour and mix until everything comes together. Do not over-mix.2 cups All purpose flour / Maida
- Transfer the batter to a greased loaf pan.
- If using a fresh banana for topping, cut it into halves and lengthwise. Place it on top of the batter. Do not push.1 Banana
- Bake it for 50 minutes to 1 hour or until done, i.e., when a toothpick inserted at the center of the loaf comes out clean.
- Let it cool for 10 minutes before removing from the pan.
- Banana Bread is now ready. Serve and enjoy.
Notes
- You can place an aluminum foil at the 50-minute mark to prevent the top from developing a dark color.
- Overripe bananas are the best.
- You can add roasted nuts along with mashed banana to the batter to make banana nut bread.
- For the best taste, bake it at night and serve it the next morning. The flavors meld very well.
- This bread is made using four long banans. The more the mashed bananas, the better the flavor and moisture for your final baked bread loaf.
How to store banana bread?
- You can store the leftover banana bread in an airtight conatiner at room temperature for three days. In refrigerator for seven days and in freezer for upto 3 months.
- I would say wrap the whole bread. Slice only when you are ready to serve to avoid it from drying out.
Nutrition
Calories: 300kcal | Carbohydrates: 48g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.4g | Cholesterol: 58mg | Sodium: 402mg | Potassium: 263mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 23g | Vitamin A: 378IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 47mg | Iron: 2mg