Easy Banana Bread Recipe
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About our Easy Banana Bread recipe
If you're looking for an easy banana bread recipe then look no further. Banana loaf is such a great way of using over ripe bananas, the fruit adds moisture and sweetness to your bake making it a healthier snack option.
Why Bake Our Easy Banana Loaf Bread?
This banana bread recipe is easy to follow making it perfect for both beginners and experienced bakers. It is delicious in flavour and can be frozen once baked. Just slice beforehand so you can defrost a slice at a time. If love the warming undertones of spice in your loaf, try replacing a tbsp of flour for ginger. It's a gamechanger! Love a loaf? Explore our full range of loaf recipes next.
Top Tips
It's best to use ripe bananas for banana bread for several reasons:
- Sweetness: As bananas ripen, their starches convert into sugars, making them much sweeter.
- Moisture: Ripe bananas are softer and contain more moisture, which helps keep the banana bread moist and tender.
- Ease of Mashing: Ripe bananas are easier to mash, which helps them blend more smoothly into the batter, ensuring an even texture throughout the bread.
- Flavor: Overripe bananas have a stronger banana flavor, which intensifies the taste of the banana bread.
Substitutions and Variations
Substitutions
If you're looking for a vegan and dairy free banana bread recipe, try our vegan banana bread developed by Juliet Sears. We also have a delicious gluten free banana bread recipe which is vegan and a great alternative to the classic banana bread. We even have a low sugar banana bread recipe using a no sugar, low calorie sweetener.
Variations
Own an air fryer? Check out our air fryer banana bread recipe for a delicious bake without having to turn on your oven! If you're keen to add some more flavours to your banana bread, how about giving our highly rated banana and peaches loaf or peanut butter banana bread recipe a try?
- Vegetarian
Method
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 180°C (160°C fan, gas mark 4)
Step 2
Grease and line a 2lb loaf tin
Step 3
In a large bowl or a stand mixer, cream together the butter and golden caster sugar on a high speed until light and fluffy (around 3 minutes)
Ingredients for this step
- 135gUnsalted butter (softened)
- 175gBillington's Unrefined Golden Caster Sugar
Step 4
Add the eggs one at a time, whisking together between each addition.
Ingredients for this step
- 2Eggs (large)
Step 5
Add the bananas and vanilla extract to the bowl and combine.
Ingredients for this step
- 2Bananas (mashed)
- 1 tspNielsen-Massey Vanilla Extract
- 1 tbspMilk
Step 6
Sift the flour, baking powder and ground cinnamon into the bowl and beat together for a few seconds until all the ingredients are combined.
Ingredients for this step
- 250gAllinson's self-raising flour
- 1 tspGround cinnamon
- 1 tspBaking powder
Step 7
Pour the mixture into the prepared loaf tin and top with the third banana, sliced in half to decorate.
Tip: If you prefer the banana on top to remain light in colour coat each slice in a little sprinkling of lemon juice.
Ingredients for this step
- 1Banana (sliced length ways)
Step 8
Bake in the preheated oven for around 1 hour or until an inserted skewer comes out clean.
Step 9
Once fully baked, remove from the oven and leave to cool in the tin for 5 minutes, then turn out to cool fully on a wire rack.
Step 10
Once cooled, slice and serve.
Tip: If you can wait, then this banana loaf is even better the next day!
Ingredients
For the banana bread
- 125gUnsalted butter (softened)
- 175gBillington's Unrefined Golden Caster Sugar
- 2Eggs (medium)
- 2Ripe Bananas (mashed)
- 1 tbspMilk
- 1 tspNielsen-Massey Vanilla Extract
- 225gAllinson's Self Raising Flour
- 1 tspBaking powder
- 1 tspGround cinnamon
For the Decoration
- 1Banana (sliced length ways)