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Brown Sugar Banana Bread
Prep
15 mins
Cook
40 mins
Servings
8
Difficulty
Medium
There's nothing quite like the aroma of banana bread baking in your kitchen, and this brown sugar version is my go to for a simple, satisfying treat. Ripe bananas are packed with potassium and natural sweetness, so they do most of the flavor work for you. What I love most is how quick and forgiving this recipe is, ready in under an hour with ingredients you probably already have on hand. The brown sugar adds a lovely molasses depth that makes this bread taste way more impressive than the minimal effort required. Trust me, this one's a keeper.
Ella x
Ingredients
- 44 ripe bananas, cut into chunks
- 11 ¼ cups light brown sugar
- ½ cup butter, softened½ cup butter, softened
- 11 egg
- 11 teaspoon cinnamon
- 11 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ cup whole milk¼ cup whole milk
- 22 cups all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking soda½ teaspoon baking soda
- 11 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt½ teaspoon kosher salt
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Instructions
- 1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x5-inch loaf pan.
- 2
Place the bananas into a large plastic zipper bag, seal the bag, and smoosh the bananas with your fingers until very well mashed. Set the bananas aside. Place the brown sugar and butter into a mixing bowl, and mix on medium speed with an electric mixer until light and fluffy, 1 to 2 minutes. Cut a corner from the plastic bag, and squeeze the mashed bananas into the bowl of brown sugar mixture. With the electric mixer on medium speed, beat in the bananas, egg, cinnamon, vanilla extract, and milk until the mixture is well combined. Switch the mixer to low speed, and gradually beat in the flour, baking soda, baking powder, and kosher salt just until the batter is smooth, about 1 minute. Spread the batter into the prepared loaf pan.
- 3
Bake in the preheated oven until the bread is set and lightly browned on top, about 40 minutes. A toothpick inserted into the center of the loaf should come out clean.
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