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A loaf of banana bread on a wooden cutting board with a few slices cut, along with a small white plate holding one piece of banana bread.
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Banana Bread
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
1 hr 15 mins
Total Time
1 hr 35 mins
 
This banana bread recipe comes from my friend, Jeri, who is an amazing pastry chef and food stylist. It's moist, decadent and the sugar coating on the outside gives it just enough crunch to be interesting.
Course: Desserts/Sweets, Breakfast, Breads
Cuisine: American
Keyword: banana recipes, Breakfast/Brunch, Quick Bread, Scratch Baking, Great Snacks, Bananas, Homemade Baking
Servings: 10 slices
Calories: 324 kcal
Author: The Blue Jean Chef, Meredith Laurence
Ingredients
  • butter and sugar for greasing pan
  • 3 very ripe bananas
  • 2 eggs
  • ½ cup + 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1½ cups all-purpose flour
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ½ cup chopped walnuts or pecans optional
  • turbinado sugar for dusting
Instructions
  1. Pre-heat the oven to 350°F. Butter the inside of a 1-pound loaf pan and dust with sugar - shake the pan to cover the bottom and sides with sugar and tap out any excess sugar. Set the pan aside.
  2. Mash the bananas with a fork. Add the eggs, oil and sugar, and mix until well combined.
  3. In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients all at once. Mix by hand just until dry ingredients are incorporated into the wet. Do not overmix the batter. Gently fold in the chopped nuts, if using.
  4. Transfer the batter to the prepared loaf pan and sprinkle the top with the turbinado sugar.
  5. Bake at 350ºF for 60 to 75 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean in the center.
  6. Transfer the pan to a cooling rack and allow the banana bread to cool in the pan for 10 minutes. Then, remove the banana bread from the pan and cool completely on cooling rack before slicing and serving.

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Nutrition Facts
Banana Bread
Amount Per Serving (1 slice)
Calories 324 Calories from Fat 144
% Daily Value*
Fat 16g25%
Saturated Fat 2g10%
Trans Fat 0.1g
Polyunsaturated Fat 9g
Monounsaturated Fat 3g
Cholesterol 33mg11%
Sodium 185mg8%
Potassium 186mg5%
Carbohydrates 43g14%
Fiber 2g8%
Sugar 25g28%
Protein 4g8%
Vitamin A 72IU1%
Vitamin C 3mg4%
Calcium 18mg2%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.