I have been passing by these very ripe bananas on my kitchen counter for the past week. I decided not to let those bananas go to waste! Today, I am making banana bread! Most of the ingredients can be found in your pantry. I decided to try something different; the decision was whether I should add chocolate chips or peanut butter chips to my bread. There is nothing wrong with making a traditional banana bread. It goes great with your morning coffee! Don’t feel you need any optional ingredients. Today I was feeling that I needed to add a little something…something!
Take your pick; Chocolate chips or peanut butter chips…
Peanut butter chips won out! What a great way to enhance the best banana bread recipe my family could ask for. That won’t stop me from adding chocolate chips to my next batch with the peanut butter chips. Making banana bread is not a hard recipe. Feel free to add or subtract optional items as you wish.
Tips
Just a couple of things to watch out for. Your bread might get a little dark. I enjoy the crispy bits on the outside, but if your bread is getting too dark, you should lightly top your bread in foil. Use the old trick of sticking a toothpick in the middle of the bread to test whether your bread is done. Your bread is done if the toothpick comes out clean.
Can I Freeze Ripe Bananas?
During the holidays you might like to hand out your Famous Banana Bread to your family and friends. Go ahead and freeze your ripe bananas until you are ready to make your bread. Peel the ripe bananas and vacuum seal them or place them in a zip lock bag. They will be good in the freezer for 3 to 4 months.
Let me know in the comments below your favorite additions to your recipe. Enjoy, and as always, thanks for Spending Time in My Kitchen!
The Best Banana Bread Recipe
15
minutes1
hourIngredients
3 Very ripe bananas
8 Tbl Unsalted butter, room temperature
3/4 Cup Sugar
2 Lg Eggs, lightly beaten
1 1/2 Cups All-purpose flour
1 tsp Baking soda
1/2 tsp Salt
1/2 tsp Vanilla
- Optional Items
1 Cup Chocolate chips or Peanut butter chips, or both
1 Cup Chopped walnuts
1/2 Cup Raisins
1/2 Tbl Cinnamon
Directions
- Preheat your oven to 350°.
- Place your bananas in a small mixing bowl and mash them until you have the consistency of apple sauce. Set aside.
- Place your softened butter and sugar in a mixing bowl. Use your mixer until combined.
- Add your bananas and eggs to the bowl with butter and sugar. Mix on low until combined.
- Add dry ingredients ( flour, salt, and, baking soda) to a separate bowl and whisk the ingredients until combined.
- Add dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix well. Add vanilla and optional ingredients to the bowl and mix until all combined.
- Butter your loaf pan.
- Pour the completed batter into the buttered loaf pan and place in the 350° oven.
- Use a toothpick to insert in the middle of the loaf to test if the bread is done. If the batter sticks to the toothpick, the bread needs more time in the oven. If the bread looks like it is getting too dark; loosely place some foil over the bread pan.
- When the bread is done, let it rest for about 15 minutes. Then place the bread on a wire rack to cool down.
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