Janine's Best Banana Bread

455 Reviews

Prep: 15 min
Cook: 1 hr
Ready In: 1 hr 15 min

“Every time there is a party or any type of gathering, I'm asked to bring a loaf of my homemade banana bread. It's always the first to go and I'm always jotting down the recipe afterwards for friends. It's simple, quick and delicious!” - by Janine Cunningham

Ingredients

1/4 cup butter, softened
1 cup white sugar
1 egg
3 ripe bananas, mashed
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt

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Original recipe yields 1 - 8x4 inch loaf

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease an 8x4 inch loaf pan.
In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar. Beat in the egg and mashed bananas. Mix in flour, baking soda and salt just until combined. Pour into prepared loaf pan.
Bake in preheated oven for 1 hour. If top begins to brown too quickly, decrease heat slightly. Center should be soft and chewy, while the outside, crisp and crunchy.

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving (10 total)

Calories
248 cal
12%

Fat
5.5 g
8%

Carbs
47.2 g
15%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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kayster

Mar. 11, 2007

"Review update - after making many batches of this wonderful bread, I finally think I figured out where the "dry" reviews are coming from. The bananas I used before were quite large. The bananas this..." See more time were not as big and I only had the 3. The batter turned out much stiffer than usual and I got a very dry loaf. So use BIG bananas, or add extra if you have smaller bananas. I guess a cup amount would be more accurate."

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Anne Z.

Nov. 19, 2005

"This recipe was delicious and quite easy to make, as promised. I used 2 eggs instead of 1, and added a tsp. of vanilla, but this was probably the moistest banana bread, and the slightly crisp outer cr..." See moreust was wonderful."

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Elizabeth

Oct. 23, 2006

"Excellent! I added a handful of brown sugar (a trick my mom taught me for color and a nice crunch to the crust) and a dash of milk to thin it out a little...." See more"

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