Classic Banana Bread

This is my version of the classic banana bread recipe.

Ingredients

• 1 large egg
• 3 over-ripe bananas
• 1/4 cup melted butter
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• Pinch of salt
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 3/4 cups of all-purpose flour

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F
2. Grease 4x8-inch loaf pan with butter.
3. Beat egg in medium size bowl.
4. Peel and add the 3 bananas, mash until smooth. 
5. Stir in the 1/4 cup melted butter.
6. Add 1 tsp baking soda, 1 tsp baking powder and pinch of salt and stir until mixed.
7. Stir in the 3/4 cup sugar, and 2 tsp vanilla. 
8. Add 1 3/4 cup flour and stir just until mixed. 
9. Pour into loaf pan and bake for 50-60 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
10. Cool loaf on wire rack -- about 20 minutes. 
11. Slice loaf and enjoy!

Notes

• You can omit the baking powder if you like. It will make a slightly denser loaf. 
• Original recipe this is derived from only calls for 1 tsp of vanilla. You can cut back to that if you wish. At 2 tsp, this is already plenty, so don't add extra vanilla!

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What you need

• Preheat oven to 350°F
• 

Greased Loaf Pan

• Grease 4x8-inch loaf pan with butter.

Mashed Banana with Egg

• Beat egg in medium size bowl.
• Peel and add the 3 bananas, mash until smooth. 

Ready to Pour

• Stir in the 1/4 cup melted butter.
• Add 1 tsp baking soda, 1 tsp baking powder and pinch of salt and stir until mixed.
• Stir in the 3/4 cup sugar, and 2 tsp vanilla. 
• Add 1 3/4 cup flour and stir just until mixed. 

Ready to Bake

• Pour into loaf pan

Bake Loaf

• Bake for 50-60 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.

Cool on rack

• Cool loaf on wire rack -- about 20 minutes. 

Sliced Loaf

• Slice loaf

Enjoy

• Serve