Old Fashioned Banana Bread

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This old fashioned banana bread recipe is loaded with banana flavor, with each bite satisfying your taste buds. This is a recipe I make regularly in the home as it is perfect for the kids lunches, as an after school snack or as a quick breakfast on the go.

This old fashioned banana bread is so quick and easy to make which makes it a go to recipe for anyone rushed for time, which is most of us now a days. I love this recipe because it uses very ripe bananas which you can usually get a good deal on at the grocery store. Any way to save money is a win for me!

This banana bread is loaded with banana flavor and is great for any time of the day. It works as a breakfast, snack or dessert. It is moist and yet holds together perfectly to spread butter on or cream cheese.

Smelling banana bread bake in the home makes the house feel so inviting and cozy. The combination of banana, brown sugar and butter is a perfect match.

Ingredients

• All purpose flour- Fluffed then measured.
• Baking soda- Baking soda reacts with an acidic ingredient in the batter, in this case it would be the bananas and the brown sugar, which makes the bread rise.
• Salt- Brings out the flavor in all the other ingredients, I use regular table salt in all my baked goods.
• Un-salted butter- make sure it is at room temperature.
• Granulated sugar- Makes the banana bread so tasty with the two different sugars.
• Brown sugar- Adds flavor and helps create a softer texture. 
• Eggs- I always use large eggs when baking.
• Mashed bananas- Make sure they are ripe with brown spots, like in the photo shown below.
• Vanilla extract- Pure vanilla extract always tastes best!

I like to use the bananas in recipes for baking once they have ripened with brown spots on them, like in the photos above.

How do you make Old Fashioned Banana Bread?

1. Start off by pre-heating your oven and lining a 5×9 loaf pan with parchment paper. You can also grease it, but I love parchment paper for all my baking because I never have to worry about it sticking to the pan and it is easily removed from it as well.
2. Fluff then measure the flour and add it to a medium sized bowl along with the baking soda and salt. Whisk together so the salt and baking soda evenly distribute. Set it aside.
3. In a bowl cream together the sugar and butter, then add in the eggs. Mix well with the electric hand mixer.
4. Smash the bananas and add them to the egg mixture along with the vanilla and blend well with the electric hand mixer.
5. Once combined, sift the dry ingredients over the wet 1/3 at a time. Mix after each addition, but do not over mix. Mix just until combined.
6. Pour the batter into the pan and bake it for 1 hour or until a tooth pick comes out clean from the center.
7. Remove from the pan as soon as possible and place the old fashioned banana bread onto a cooling rack to completely cool. If you used parchment paper, remove it once the banana bread is on the cooling rack so you don’t end up having the bottom of the bread go soggy.

Additions to add to the recipe

You can add 1/2 cup to 3/4 cups of chopped pecans or walnuts or if you love chocolate like me you can add 1/2 cup to 1 cup of chocolate chips, pending on your sweet tooth!

You can also eat it served with butter and and a cup of coffee or a big glass of milk. I am personally not a coffee drinker, but I do love milk!

How do you store Old Fashioned Banana Bread?

This banana bread recipe will last up to 4 days at room temperature or 7 days in the fridge. I prefer the texture of baked goods that remain at room temperature however.

You can also freeze it by wrapping it in plastic wrap once it is fully cooled, then wrap it in tin foil after and place it in the freezer for up to 3 months.