About this bread
My recipe for the best banana bread makes a moist and delicious loaf, studded with walnuts and loaded with flavor. I serve it with a yummy browned butter spread that isn’t too sweet but kicks up the flavor.
There are about a million recipes for banana bread out there and most are decent. However, I think this one is easy, inexpensive, and better than all the more complicated recipes I’ve tried (and I think I’d tried them all!). I’ve also included a few tips for making a moister, and more delicious loaf. If you really want to really kick it up a notch, add the browned butter spread. I could eat this stuff by the spoonfuls.
For best results, follow these tips:
- Don’t use less than 3 very ripe bananas. Less that 3 won’t give you a enough banana flavor
- Chill the bananas before baking. They whip up better, giving you a fluffier more delicious loaf
- If possible, use mini loaf pans. They bake faster and more evenly. By the time the regular pans cook the middle, the outside part of the loaf is often over baked.
Banana bread mini loaves with browned butter spread
Moist and delicious banana bread, studded with walnuts and loaded with flavor.
Ingredients
- 3 bananas mashed with a fork (or beaten in with a mixer)
- 1/3 cup butter, melted
- 1 large egg
- 1½ cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup walnuts, coarsely chopped
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease or spray 4 mini bread pans, or 1 4x8 inch loaf pan.
- Combined the mashed bananas with melted butter in a large bowl. Beat until fluffy.
- Add egg and sugar. Mix well.
- Stir in all remaining ingredients and mix just until thoroughly combined. Fold in nuts.
- Divide the mixture into 4 mini pans or 1 loaf pan. If you are making mini loaves, they will bake in about 20-25 minutes; larger loaf will bake in about 60 minutes. You will know it's baked when a wooden skewer inserted in the middle comes out with just a few moist crumbs.
