Easy Banana Bread Recipe for Tea Time
Don’t throw away those brown bananas sitting on your counter. This banana bread recipe turns them into something absolutely delicious. It is moist flavorful and perfect with your afternoon tea.
Why This Recipe Works
The secret to great banana bread recipe is using very ripe bananas. The darker the peel the sweeter and more flavorful they become. These soft bananas mash easily and add natural sweetness to your bread.
What You Will Need
- Three very ripe bananas
- Two cups all purpose flour
- Three quarters cup sugar
- Two eggs
- Half cup melted butter
- One teaspoon baking soda
- Half teaspoon salt
- One teaspoon vanilla extract
- Half cup chopped walnuts optional
Simple Mixing Method
Preheat your oven to 175 degrees celsius. Grease a loaf pan well with butter. In a large bowl mash the bananas with a fork until smooth. A few small lumps are fine in this banana bread recipe.
Add melted butter to the mashed bananas and mix. Beat in the sugar eggs and vanilla extract. In another bowl combine flour baking soda and salt. Pour the dry ingredients into the banana mixture.
Fold everything together gently until just combined. Do not overmix or the bread will be dense. If using walnuts fold them in now. The batter will be thick and lumpy which is perfect.
Baking and Serving
Pour the batter into your prepared loaf pan. Smooth the top with a spatula. Bake for 60 to 65 minutes in the preheated oven. The top should be golden brown and a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
Let the bread cool in the pan for 10 minutes. Then turn it out onto a wire rack to cool completely. This banana bread recipe makes one large loaf that serves eight to ten people.
Slice and serve with butter or cream cheese. It tastes amazing warm or at room temperature. Store in an airtight container for up to four days. This banana bread recipe is perfect for breakfast or snacking anytime.
