Banana Bread

Banana bread is a go-to in most households. Buy a bunch of bananas and you wait like a creeper to see if the people in your house will eat them before they go bad. If they do, because they are stubborn and decide to NOT like bananas that week, then you are blessed to make yourself some delicious and more edible bread than those mushy bananas trying to not rot on the countertop.

Banana Bread in loaf pans cooling on cooling rack

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Published April 10, 2023
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Cost

Below is the cost breakdown for this Banana Bread Recipe.

3 very ripe bananas $0.48
3/4 cup brown sugar $0.29
1 egg $0.27
1/4 cup melted butter $0.48
1 tsp baking soda $0.03
2 cups flour $0.30
Dash Cinnamon $0.01
1 tsp Vanilla Extract $0.03

The total cost to make 1 loaf of Banana Bread is $1.89.
Pretty great price for not letting them rot on the countertop and ending up in the garbage.

Recipe

Ingredients for Banana Bread

3 very ripe bananas
3/4 cup brown sugar
dash of salt
1 egg
1/4 cup melted butter
1 tsp baking soda
1 Tbsp water
2 cups flour
Dash Cinnamon
1 tsp Vanilla Extract

Directions for Banana Bread

1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.

2. Peel 3 very ripe bananas and then mash bananas with a fork or mix with the KitchenAid mixer with the paddle attachment. I LOVE my KitchenAid mixer for this recipe because it mixes and makes the batter in only a few minutes.

six bananas peeled in a KitchenAid bowl

3. To the mashed bananas, add the 3/4 cup brown sugar and mix to combine.

4. Add a dash of salt and then mix to combine.

salt added to bananas in bowl

5. Mix 1 egg into the bananas. This was a doubled recipe, as there are two eggs. The easiest way to add eggs to a batter is by cracking an egg into a separate bowl and then add it to the batter, this helps avoid any shells in the mix.

eggs added to bananas in bowl

6. Melt 1/4 cup butter in a microwavable dish and then slowly add to the bowl and combine. Warm butter needs to be added at a tiny amount at first to acclimate the mixture to the warmth; and so, it does not start to cook the eggs prematurely, no one wants premature scrambled eggs.

7. In a separate bowl, mix together 1 tsp baking soda with 1 Tbsp water, and when combined pour into bowl and mix into the banana bread contents.

water and baking soda mixed together in small bowl on countertop

8. If desired, add 1 tsp vanilla and a dash of cinnamon, then mix to combine.
A few months ago, I made Homemade Vanilla Extract. Check out the recipe by clicking the link below.

jar of ground cinnamon on countertop

9. Pour 1 cup of flour into the bowl and mix on slow until just combined.

10. Add the second cup of flour and then mix on slow.

11. Pour the batter into a sprayed pan and then spread it out with a spatula. My favorite spatulas are from Rachel Ray, and I have had them for so many years, and they are sturdy, silicone, dishwasher safe and the tops even come off for easier cleaning.

banana bread mixture spread out between two separate baking pans

12. Bake the banana bread at 375 degrees for 45 minutes, then removed from the oven when a knife inserted in the middle comes out clean.

two loaves of banana bread baked and cooling on stovetop

Recipe for Banana Bread

Banana Bread Recipe

The BEST Banana Bread Recipe that is made from scratch. Add a dash of cinnamon for a pop of deliciousness.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Cooling Time 5 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course Bread
Cuisine American
Servings 1 loaf

Equipment

  • 4 X 8-inch loaf pan
  • Non-stick spray
  • KitchenAid Mixer

Ingredients
  

  • 3 Very ripe Bananas
  • 3/4 cup Brown Sugar
  • dash Salt
  • 1 Egg
  • 1/4 cup Butter melted
  • 1 tsp Baking Soda
  • 1 Tbsp Water
  • 2 cups Flour
  • 1 tsp Cinnamon
  • 1 tsp Vanilla Extract

Instructions
 

  • To the bowl of a KitchenAid mixer, peel and then add 3 very ripe bananas.
  • Mash bananas with a fork or mix with the KitchenAid mixer with the paddle attachment.
  • Add 3/4 cup Brown Sugar to the mashed bananas and mix to combine.
  • Add a dash of salt and then mix to combine.
  • Mix 1 egg into the bananas.
  • Melt 1/4 cup butter in a microwavable dish and then slowly add to the bowl and combine.
  • In a separate bowl, mix together 1 tsp baking soda with 1 Tbsp water, and when combined pour into bowl and mix into the banana bread contents.
  • If desired, add 1 tsp vanilla and a dash of cinnamon, then mix to combine.
  • Pour 1 cup of flour into the bowl and mix on slow until just combined.
  • Add the second cup of flour and then mix on slow.
  • Pour the batter into a sprayed pan and then spread it out with a spatula.
  • Bake the banana bread at 375 degrees for 45 minutes, then removed from the oven when a knife inserted in the middle comes out clean.
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