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Sliced banana bread on a cooling rack

Classic Banana Bread

Sarah Baade
This recipe uses four bananas to give you the perfect amount of moisture in addition to delicious flavor.
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Cook Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Course Breakfast, Brunch, Dessert, Snack
Servings 1 loaf

Ingredients
  

  • 1¾ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 4 bananas, very ripe
  • 1 cup sugar
  • ¼ cup vegetable oil
  • 2 large eggs
  • ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • ½ cup toasted walnuts, chopped (optional)

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350℉.
  • In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together flour, cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
  • In a large mixing bowl, mash bananas.
  • Beat sugar into bananas until combined.
  • Mix in oil, eggs, and vanilla.
  • Stir dry ingredients into banana mixture.
  • If using walnuts, stir them into batter.
  • Pour baatter into parchment lined loaf pan.
  • Bake 1hr, 10min or until a test stick comes out clean.
Keyword Banana Bread, Classic Banana Bread, Homemade Banana Bread