Banana Bread

There a million banana bread recipes out there and I have only ever made this one. So to say that this is the best one, I don’t really know. However, I have tasted many banana breads in my years, and I know that this is the best one I have tasted – which is why this is the only one I have ever made!

The problem I find with other banana breads is moisture – so often, they are too dry. Which is a little baffling to me since bananas are moist! Be that as it may, this recipe delivers a moist banana bread. I am not kidding when I said it is the best one I have ever tasted. Maybe it has to do with the buttermilk that you mix with the mashed bananas, I don’t know!

If you are looking for a light, fluffy banana bread, you should look somewhere else. This one is dense and moist. Perfect for spreading cream cheese, butter, or Nutella, maybe even peanut butter! The options are limitless;) I do know that you should give it a try and let me know what you think.

*Note – if you don’t have buttermilk, you can use plain yogurt or add a squeeze of lemon juice to milk.

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Banana Bread

Dense, moist delicious banana bread.

Prep Time 20 minutes

Cook Time 1 hour 2 minutes

Total Time 1 hour 22 minutes

Servings 10

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 3/4 tsp salt
• 1 1/4 cup mashed bananas about 2 bananas
• 1/4 cup buttermilk or plain yogurt

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.  Spray a loaf pan with non-stick cooking spray.  Cream butter and sugar until smooth, add the egg.

2. Sift the dry ingredients in a small bowl.  Combine the bananas and buttermilk in another small bowl.  

3. Add dry ingredients alternately with the banana mixture to the creamed butter mixture.

4. Pour into the loaf pan and bake for 50-60 minutes, until a knife comes out clean.  Cool in the pan for 10 minutes and then let finish cooling on a wire rack.