--- title: "Classic Banana Bread" description: "A moist and flavorful bread made with ripe bananas, perfect for breakfast or a snack." url: "https://briansunter.com/recipes/banana-bread" --- # Classic Banana Bread A moist and flavorful bread made with ripe bananas, perfect for breakfast or a snack. 70 minutes cook 20 minutes prep 90 minutes total 1 serving breakfast banana bread baking snack sweet Scale Units ## Ingredients - \- 9x5-inch loaf pan - \- parchment paper - 1.75 cups all-purpose flour - 0.50 teaspoon salt - 1 teaspoon baking soda - 0.50 cup unsalted butter - 1 cups granulated sugar - 2 eggs - 1 teaspoon vanilla extract - 3 ripe bananas - 0.50 cup sour cream - 0.50 cup chopped walnuts - 0.50 cup chocolate chips ## Equipment - oven - bowl - wire rack ## Instructions ### Prepare Oven and Pan 1 Preheat your oven to 350 F. Grease your 9x5-inch loaf pan or line it with parchment paper . ### Mix Dry Ingredients 2 In a medium bowl , whisk together 1.75 cups all-purpose flour , 0.50 teaspoon salt , and 1 teaspoon baking soda . Set aside. ### Cream Butter and Sugar 3 In a large bowl , beat 0.50 cup unsalted butter (softened) and 1 cups granulated sugar together until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes . ### Add Eggs and Vanilla 4 Beat in 2 eggs one at a time, then stir in 1 teaspoon vanilla extract . ### Incorporate Bananas and Sour Cream 5 Mix in the 3 ripe bananas (mashed) and 0.50 cup sour cream until well combined. ### Combine with Dry Ingredients 6 Gradually add the dry ingredients to the banana mixture, stirring until just combined. Note Avoid overmixing the batter or the bread will be tough. ### Add Optional Ingredients 7 Fold in 0.50 cup chopped walnuts or 0.50 cup chocolate chips if using. ### Bake 8 Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan and smooth the top. Bake in the preheated oven for 65 minutes , or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. ### Cool and Serve 9 Let the banana bread cool in the pan for 10 minutes , then transfer it to a wire rack to cool completely. Slice and enjoy. View Cooklang Source recipe.cook ``` --- title: Classic Banana Bread description: "A moist and flavorful bread made with ripe bananas, perfect for breakfast or a snack." servings: 1 total time: 90 minutes prep time: 20 minutes cook time: 70 minutes tags: [banana bread, baking, breakfast, snack, sweet] cuisine: American difficulty: easy rating: 4.5 --- == Prepare Oven and Pan == Preheat your #oven{} to 350 F. Grease your @9x5-inch loaf pan{} or line it with @parchment paper{}. == Mix Dry Ingredients == In a medium #bowl{}, whisk together @all-purpose flour{1 3/4%cups}, @salt{1/2%teaspoon}, and @baking soda{1%teaspoon}. Set aside. == Cream Butter and Sugar == In a large #bowl{}, beat @unsalted butter{1/2%cup} (softened) and @granulated sugar{1%cups} together until light and fluffy, about ~{3%minutes}. == Add Eggs and Vanilla == Beat in @eggs{2} one at a time, then stir in @vanilla extract{1%teaspoon}. == Incorporate Bananas and Sour Cream == Mix in the @ripe bananas{3} (mashed) and @sour cream{1/2%cup} until well combined. == Combine with Dry Ingredients == Gradually add the dry ingredients to the banana mixture, stirring until just combined. > Avoid overmixing the batter or the bread will be tough. == Add Optional Ingredients == Fold in @chopped walnuts{1/2%cup} or @chocolate chips{1/2%cup} if using. == Bake == Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan and smooth the top. Bake in the preheated #oven{} for ~{65%minutes}, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. == Cool and Serve == Let the banana bread cool in the pan for ~{10%minutes}, then transfer it to a #wire rack{} to cool completely. Slice and enjoy. ```