Banana Bread

When I got home from school I went on a bit of a baking bender.  I basically just took anything that I could get my hands on and tried to bake things with it.  Now I’ll tell you right off the bat, it wasn’t pretty.  But I did end up with a few recipes that were worth sharing, and this banana bread is one of them. 

I changed the recipe around a bit, since I only had ¾ a stick of butter.  I also decided to lower the sugar and see if I could make the recipe a bit more healthful while still keeping the delicious flavor and texture of banana bread.  It worked. 

So try this banana bread.  It’s delicious.  It’s healthy.  It still tastes like the banana breads that have 2 sticks of butter in them.  It’s fluffy and dense at the same time… I know that sounds like a giant contradiction, but try it.  You’ll understand afterwards.   Just do it, you know you want to.

Here’s what you’ll need:

¾ cup granulated sugar

6 tbsp butter, room temperature

2 large eggs

3 ripe bananas

1 tbsp milk

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon salt

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F and butter or spray a 9 x 3 x 5 inch loaf pan.

Cream butter and sugar together in a large bowl and when combined add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. 

In a separate bowl mash the three bananas and mix in the milk and cinnamon.  In another bowl combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt 

Add the banana mixture to the eggs, butter and sugar and stir until they’re combined. 

Then add the dry ingredients and mix until the dry ingredients are completely incorporated.

Pour the batter into the loaf pan and bake for 1 hour or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.  Let cool for 15 minutes and then remove from the pan and let it cool completely before slicing.   

Cream butter and sugar together in a large bowl and when combined add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.  In a separate bowl mash the three bananas and mix in the milk and cinnamon.  In another bowl combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Add the banana mixture to the eggs, butter and sugar and stir until they’re combined.  Then add the dry ingredients and mix until the dry ingredients are completely incorporated. Pour the batter into the loaf pan and bake for 1 hour or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.  Let cool for 15 minutes and then remove from the pan and let it cool completely before slicing.