A moist banana bread that takes minutes to get ready for the oven. It has the classic old-fashioned flavor of banana rich bread that is timeless and classic. There is something perfect about a nice slice of warm banana bread fresh from the oven.
Prepare: 10 minutesmins
Bake: 1 hourhr
Total Time: 1 hourhr10 minutesmins
Servings: 2loaves
Ingredients
2 ½cups(375g) flour
2cups(436g) mashed bananas (about 4 large)
1 ½ cups(300g) sugar
4large(200g) eggs
¾cup(170g) softened butter
1cup(113g) walnuts (optional)
2 ½tsp(10g) baking powder
1tsp(5g) salt
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350F (180C.)
Line with parchment or grease and flour two 9x5 loaf pans (13x23cm.)
If adding nuts, toss in 2 tbs of the flour. Sit aside.
In large bowl, beat softened butter and sugar until creamy. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, until smooth. Beat in bananas and flour mixture just until blended. Fold in nuts.
Bake 55-65 minutes or until the top cracks, is golden brown and a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Center of bread should reach between 200F (93C) - 212F (100C.)
Cool in pan 5 - 10 minutes; remove to wire rack to finish cooling.
Notes
If using a dark colored pan, reduce temperature to 325F (160C) and add 10 - 15 minutes to the baking time.This can be baked as one loaf in a large 9x5x3" (23x13x3cm) bread pan. Bake 70-90 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out clean. Center of bread should read between 200F (93C) and 212F (100C.)