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BEST BANANA BREAD RECIPE

This banana bread is for all lovers of ripe yellow bananas. If you are not a fan of overripe banana breads, then this is exactly the recipe for you. Moist, soft and little crunchy from baked walnuts on the top of this banana bread.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time1 hour
Total Time1 hour 15 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: banana bread, good banan bread, moist banana bread, walnuts
Servings: 10 slices
Calories: 220kcal
Author: Julia

Equipment

  • 1 loaf pan 9"

Ingredients

  • 1 large egg
  • 2 egg whites
  • 1 cup golden/brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 5 tbsp unsalted butter
  • 1/2 cup sour cream or yogourt
  • 1 small lemon for zest
  • 3 medium yellow ripe bananas mashed or bleneded+ 1 banana for the decoration
  • 1 1/2 cup all-purposed flour
  • 1 tsp. baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup walnuts +few walnuts for garnish

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 170 C /350 F and line 9" loaf pan with parchment paper.
  • In a large bowl, mix with hand mixer brown sugar & butter for 5 minutes, or until creamy and fluffy.
  • Add eggs and egg whites, vanilla and  mix until all is well combined.
  • Add sour cream, zest from one lemon and mash or blend the bananas. ( I prefer to blend the bananas for nice smooth and more even texture).
  • In another bowl mix flour with baking powder, salt and nuts. Slowly incorporate the flour mixture into the wet mixture (if you are using chocolate chips, add them now) .
  • Pour the batter slowly into the parchment lined loaf pan and sprinkle with whole walnuts.
  • Peel and slice 1 banana lengthwise & place it on the top of the batter. Bake on middle rack 350 F / 170 C for 60 minutes. Then insert toothpick if it's done. If the batter doesn't stick it is done and you can remove it from the oven. If it still sticks, bake for another 10-15 minutes, watching it closely.
  • If the top starts to brown and the banana bread is not done yet, cover it with parchment paper and continue baking the additional time.
  • Remove the loaf pan from the oven and let it cool down on wire rack for 15 minutes. Slice the banana bread and serve with ice cream:)

Notes

  • Instead of walnuts and sliced banana on the top, you can use 1/2 cup of chocolate chips.
  • For chocolate version of this banana bread, use 1 cup of all-purposed flour and 1/2 cup cocoa powder.