Banana Bread

Best Banana Bread Recipe is so easy to make and super soft and moist! The secret to a loaf of moist banana bread is overripe bananas. This bread is tender and packed full of flavor! You can keep this fantastic bread for up to 5 days. The best way to keep banana bread moist for days is to wrap it tightly! Once the bread is baked and cooled, I usually wrapping tightly in plastic wrap.

• Difficulty: Easy
• Category: Breads, Popular Recipes
• Cuisine: American

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup unsalted butter (melted)
• 3 large ripe bananas
• 2 cup all purpose flour
• 2 large eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp lemon juice
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1/3 cup walnuts (chopped)

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a loaf pan with non-stick cooking spray or grease with butter and set aside.
2. Mash the bananas with a fork. Add melted butter into the bowl and mix with bananas.
3. Add the lemon juice, vanilla extract, and egg to the bowl and whisk for about 30 seconds until no yellow streaks of egg remain.
4. In a second large bowl whisk together the flour, sugar, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon.
5. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix together with a spatula just until combined. Add your chopped walnuts or pecans.
6. Pour the batter into prepared loaf pan and bake for 45-55 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center of the bread comes out clean.
7. Let it cool down completely before cutting. Enjoy!