Breads & BakingDifficulty: Easy

Simple Banana Bread

Name: Simple Banana Bread
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 10 servings
Ingredients: 3 Very Ripe Bananas (medium, heavily speckled (about 350 g peeled)); 75 g Unsalted Butter, Melted (1/3 cup); 150 g Granulated Sugar (3/4 cup (or packed brown sugar)); 1 Large Egg; 5 g Pure Vanilla Extract (1 teaspoon); 6 g Baking Soda (1 teaspoon); 1.5 g Fine Table Salt (1/4 teaspoon); 180 g All-Purpose Flour (1 1/2 cups, spooned and leveled)

A moist, one-bowl banana bread made with very ripe bananas and melted butter. No mixer needed.

Prep Time15 mins

Cook Time60 mins

Base Servings10 portions

Oven Temp350°F (180°C)

Recipe Ingredients

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10 Servings

Very Ripe Bananasmedium, heavily speckled (about 350 g peeled)

3 ×

Unsalted Butter, Melted1/3 cup

75 g

Granulated Sugar3/4 cup (or packed brown sugar)

150 g

Large Egg

1 ×

Pure Vanilla Extract1 teaspoon

5 g

Baking Soda1 teaspoon

6 g

Fine Table Salt1/4 teaspoon

1.5 g

All-Purpose Flour1 1/2 cups, spooned and leveled

180 g

Preparation & Cooking Instructions

Prepare: Heat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Butter a 9 x 5-inch loaf pan, or line it with parchment.

Mash and mix: In a large bowl, mash the bananas with a fork until mostly smooth. Stir in the melted butter, then the sugar, egg, and vanilla.

Chef's Science Note: The riper the bananas, the sweeter and more flavorful the bread. Bananas with lots of brown spots are ideal.

Add the dry ingredients: Sprinkle the baking soda and salt over the mixture and stir well. Add the flour and fold just until no dry streaks remain.

Bake: Pour the batter into the pan and bake for 55-65 minutes, until a toothpick in the center comes out clean or with a few moist crumbs. If the top browns too quickly, cover it loosely with foil after 40 minutes.

Cool: Let it cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then lift it out onto a wire rack. Cool at least 30 minutes before slicing.

Estimated Nutrition Facts

Per Serving

216Calories (kcal)

2.9gProtein

36.8gCarbohydrates

6.8gTotal Fat

1.4gDietary Fiber

Estimated per serving from USDA FoodData Central values for each ingredient. Actual numbers vary with brands and portion sizes.

Storing leftovers

Wrap well and keep at room temperature for up to 3 days, or refrigerate up to a week. Freeze whole or sliced for up to 3 months; toast slices straight from frozen.

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