Banana Bread Recipe

Name: Banana Bread
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Baking & Desserts
Ingredients: 1 ¼ cups sugar; ½ cup stick margarine or ½ cup butter, softened; 2 eggs; 1 ½ cups mashed ripe bananas (generally 3 to 4 medium bananas); ½ cup buttermilk (See note below); 1 teaspoon vanilla; 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 cup chopped nuts, if desired

Servings: persons

1 ¼ cups sugar
½ cup stick margarine or ½ cup butter, softened
2 eggs
1 ½ cups mashed ripe bananas (generally 3 to 4 medium bananas)
½ cup buttermilk (See note below)
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup chopped nuts, if desired

1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2
Grease the bottoms only of 2 loaf pans.
3
Mix sugar and margarine in large bowl.
4
Stir in eggs until thoroughly blended.
5
Add bananas, buttermilk and vanilla and beat until smooth.
6
Stir in flour, baking soda and salt just until moistened.
7
Stir in nuts.
8
Pour into pans.
9
Bake 8-inch loaves about 1 hour, 9-inch loaf an hour and a half.
10
Hint:
11
If you don't have any buttermilk on hand, mix 1 1/2 teaspoons lemon juice or white vinegar with 1/2 cup milk or substitute yogurt.

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This recipe makes 4 servings. You can adjust the portion size directly on this page.

You need 10 ingredients. The key ingredients include: 1 ¼ cups sugar, ½ cup stick margarine or ½ cup butter, softened, 2 eggs, 1 ½ cups mashed ripe bananas (generally 3 to 4 medium bananas), and more.

Yes, Banana Bread falls under the Baking & Desserts category and is a great choice for this type of meal.

Store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3–5 days. For longer storage, freeze for up to 3 months — no need to refrigerate or reheat.

Banana Bread

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