Best Banana Bread

An easy and moist Banana Bread Recipe that is loaded with bananas, tangy-sweet raisins, and toasted walnuts. This is one of our favorite overripe banana recipes with hundreds of 5-star reviews.

I firmly believe that banana bread is something you should be able to make anytime and anywhere, with a mixer or with a fork, in a loaf pan or in a muffin tin — whenever you have a few bananas going soft and freckly.

Ingredients

• 1 Stick (1/2 Cup) Butter
• 3 Large Ripe Bananas
• 2 Large Eggs
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
• 2 Cups All Purpose Flour
• 1 Cup Granulated Sugar
• 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a loaf pan with non-stick cooking spray or grease with butter and set aside.
2. Add the stick of butter to a large bowl and microwave for 1 minute, or until melted.
3. Add the bananas to the same bowl and mash with a fork.
4. Add the vanilla extract and egg to the bowl and use the same fork to mash and stir until no yellow streaks of egg remain.
5. In a second large bowl whisk together the flour, sugar, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon.
6. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix together with a spatula just until combined.
7. Pour the batter into prepared loaf pan and bake for 45-55 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center of the bread comes out clean.