How to Make Banana Bread

It's so easy to make fresh, delicious banana bread with ingredients from your own pantry. Making banana bread is also a great way to use overripe bananas.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup butter
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 2 1/3 cups mashed overripe bananas
• mixing bowl
• 9-inch loaf pan

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan.

2. In a large bowl, combine flour, baking soda, and salt. In a separate bowl, cream together butter and brown sugar with an electric mixer. Stir in eggs and mashed bananas until well blended. Stir banana mixture into flour mixture; stir just to moisten.

3. Pour batter into the greased loaf pan.

4. Bake in pre-heated oven for 60 to 65 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into center of the loaf comes out clean.

5. Let the bread cool in pan for 10 minutes. Then, turn the bread out onto a wire rack.

Tips & Warnings

• Make sure that you use over-ripe bananas when making banana bread. The best bananas to use are ones that don't need to be cut or mashed too much to easily blend into the batter.
• Don't use bananas that have mold on them! They will make you sick.

[AnthonyJ33]

on 8/25/2008 Reading this makes me want to go into the kitchen and start baking!

[JillZ]

on 8/20/2008 Sounds delicious!