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Classic Banana Bread

March 6, 2024 by Susanne Leave a Comment

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This Classic Banana Bread recipe is perfectly moist, and sweet! Made with bananas and the flavored of vanilla, brown sugar and cinnamon you can’t go wrong with this easy no-fail recipe. 

Sliced banana bread on a bread board with red and white check napkin.

 

How To Make This Easy Banana Bread Recipe:

Ingredients: 

  • Bananas
  • Cinnamon 
  • Brown Sugar
  • Vanilla 
  • Greek Yogurt 
  • All-purpose Flour
  • Baking Soda
  • Butter
  • Eggs
  • Salt

 

Slices of banana bread on a wooden cutting board.Instructions: 

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F
  1. Grease and line a standard-sized loaf pan with parchment paper, set it aside.
  1. In a large mixing bowl, stir together the flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon.
  2. In a  separate medium size mixing bowl with a mixer beat together the butter and brown sugar until light-colored. 
  1. Then beat in the eggs, greek yogurt, vanilla extract and bananas.
  1. Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients and pour in the butter-banana mixture. With a large spoon stir well to combine the wet and dry ingredients.
  2. Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan and bake for 45-55 minutes. 
  1. When an inserted toothpick comes out clean with just a few crumbs attached the bread is ready to come out of the oven.

Baked Banana Bread in a loaf pan.

 

Storage:

Room Temperature and Refrigerator: 

Store your banana bread in a zip top bag or air tight container. 

To help keep the bread from drying out or becoming stale cool the bread completely before placing it in the bag. 

Then line the bottom of the bag or container with a clean, dry paper towel. Cover the top of the loaf with second paper towel. Then seal tightly. 

Store at room temperature four up to four days or in the fridge for up to seven days. 

How to Freeze Banana Bread: 

  1. Banana Bead can been frozen for up to 3 months. Here’s how to freeze your loaf of banana bread to retain moisture and prevent freezer burn.
  2. Cool the bananas bread completely then when cooled slice the bread to your desired serving size.
  1. Next tightly wrap the slices in plastic wrap or foil. You can wrap the slices individually or in small groups of three to five. 

I hope you and your family will love this recipe as much as we do! If you do try this recipe please come back and leave a comment letting me know how much you liked it! 

Happy Baking Y’all!

Susanne 

 

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Just a simple girl raised in the South who loves to cook. I've tried recipes for everything from ambrosia to zucchini. My favorite foods are the ones that bring family together. I love to spend time in the kitchen. I'm so excited to share my kitchen with you!

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