Mother's Secret Banana Bread
Quickbreads, Coffee Cakes Recipes
- 3 large bananas
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon soda
- 1/4 cups nuts if desired (also chopped dates)
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
Crush bananas and whip until very light. Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, then flour, soda, and nuts. Add bananas last. Turn into well-greased bread pan. Bake slowly about 1 hour.
The bananas end up liquefied, which may be why this bread does indeed have a very delicate texture.
Comments
The Yankee Cook found it took anywhere from 70 to 90 minutes to bake in a 4-1/2 x 8-1/2 x 2-1/2-inch pan, so be sure to use the toothpick test before removing it from the oven.
Reviews by Readers
I've been making this recipe ever since it appeared in the magazine. It's super moist and delicious. – Reviewed by Sandy keirns
I love to cook and I have made Banana Bread, but this is the best I have ever eaten. Love it!! – Anonymous Review
This banana bread is incredibly easy to make, and so tasty! My whole family loves it :) – Anonymous Review
This is a very good recipe and it is simple to put together. I have not met anyone who hasn't wanted a copy of the recipe once they have tasted it. It does need to cook longer like Yankee test folks said though. – Reviewed by Mike Pringle
Simple and it tastes great! – Anonymous Review
Good texture and taste, appearance of outer loaf excellent, but inner loaf had an uneven color when sliced. The upper half was a nice color, but one-half inch up from the bottom at the middle, and tapering up one inch from bottom at the sides, the color of the bread was a "toasted" tan. Still moist and delicious, but not attractive. Don't know why...used the specified ingredients, measurements, temperature, time (1 hour) in a Williams-Sonoma non-stick insulated loaf pan. Wondering if it should it be baked at a higher temperature for a shorter time? – Reviewed by Carole Freilich
Great taste and easy to prepare. I baked this bread in a cast iron skillet, which allowed the bread to bake evenly. This is a definite, "do again". – Reviewed by Ted Lawrence
Best ever Banana Bread. – Reviewed by Carol Welch
Recipe is great. I only used 1/4 teaspoon soda and 3/4 teaspoon baking powder. I found the soda gave it a dark, uneven color. – Reviewed by elaine eisbrenner
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