Best Banana Bread

I have tried many banana bread recipes over the years, with varied success. Banana bread is one of those things that I seem to never get a consistent result from. Recently a friend recommended this recipe from the Blue Jean Chef and I made it today. This is excellent! The sugar on the outside of the loaf adds a bit of crunch and interest. If you love banana bread, give this one a try (and don't leave out the nuts!)

Blue Jean Chef's Banana Bread

Servings: 8
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
• 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.
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.

 

Really! You can't taste the banana flavor? You must not be using the overripe bananas then because they are potent in flavor and smell. In my opinion.

 

My opinion, too. I have never used banana extract or any other flavoring.

 

I made banana bread once and I'm a guy who doesn't cook. Had to do something with the overripe bananas. Lots of work for a non-cook.

 

I for sure am going to give this recipe a try, sounds very good!