Easy banana bread
This easy-to-make banana bread has a soft, moist interior, tender crust, and tons of banana flavour with a hint of cinnamon and chocolate.
Ingredients
- 280 g Flour 2¼ cups
- 113 g Butter(melted) ½ cup (unsalted)
- 100 g Brown Sugar ½ cup
- 100 g White Sugar (granulated) ½ cup
- 2 med size eggs room temperature
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
- 4 med size Banana 2 cups puree
- 1 tsp Baking soda
- ¼ tsp Salt
- 60 ml Milk ¼ cup
- 1¼ tbsp Cinnamon powder
- 60 g Dark chocolate (chopped) ¼ cup (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180°C/356°F.
- Brush a loaf pan(9×4×3.5 inch) with butter/oil. Line the loaf pan with butter/parchment paper.
- In a small bowl sieve all dry ingredients together.
- In a different bowl cream both sugars and butter together. Beat on medium for 1-2 minutes or till the mix becomes light and fluffy.
- Into the mix add eggs and vanilla. Beat on med speed till eggs are incorporated.
- In a different bowl mash ripe bananas. No need to get a perfect puree.
- Mix banana puree into the sugar-butter mix.
- Add ¾ part of the dry ingredients and mix with a spatula just until the four disappear
- Add milk and mix well. Add the rest of the dry ingredients and chopped chocolate. Mix well.
- Pour the batter into the loaf pan.
- If you want, sprinkle some chocolate chips.
- Bake at 180°C/356°F for 45-50 minutes.
- Insert a toothpick in the center. If the toothpick comes out clean banana bread is ready.
- Let the banana bread cool down in the loaf pan for 10 minutes then transfer it to a wire rack to cool completely.