Description
If you’re looking for the perfect homemade banana bread recipe, this one is guaranteed to become a favorite.
Ingredients
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- 1 cup granulated sugar (can do 3/4 cup if bananas are very ripe)
- 1/2 cup oil (can sub half with applesauce)
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup mashed ripe bananas (about 3 bananas)
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon (optional, but so good)
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Grease and flour a 9×5-inch loaf pan (or 2 mini loaf pans).
- In a large bowl, mix together the sugar and oil.
- Stir in the eggs, mashed bananas, sour cream, and vanilla. Mix until well combined.
- Add the flour, cinnamon (if using), baking soda, and salt. Be careful to only stir just until the dry ingredients are moistened.
- Spread the batter evenly into the pans you have prepared.
- Bake for 50–60 minutes (25-35 minutes for mini loaves), or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out mostly clean (a few little crumbs are fine–but no wet batter).
- Cool in the pan for 5 minutes before turning out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
- Store covered at room temperature or freeze for later. This bread freezes really well!