JB's Banana Bread

Name: JB's Banana Bread
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 10 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 1/4 cup plain flour / all-purpose flour; 1 tsp baking soda (, sifted (bi-carbonate soda) (Note 1)); 1/2 tsp cooking salt / kosher salt ((half for table salt, +50% for flakes)); 1 1/4 tsp cinnamon powder; 1/4 tsp allspice powder; 4 medium ripe banana (400g / 14oz peeled) ((makes 1 3/4 cup once puréed) (Note 2)); 1 tightly packed cup brown sugar; 2 large egg + 1 egg yolk (, at room temperature (~55g/2oz shell-on weight)); 1/3 cup sour cream (, full fat best (Note 3)); 80g (5 tbsp) unsalted butter (, melted); 1/3 cup vegetable oil; 2 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

Instructions

Prep:20minCook:1h 10min

Recipe above video. The wait is finally over! After weeks of testing, tweaking and plenty of taste-testing, my banana bread is finally ready to share. Crispy golden top, caramelised sides, and a soft crumb with big banana flavours that slices like a dream. Let’s go!For metric measurements, click on the "metric" button at the top of the ingredients list.

Updated at: Sat, 18 Apr 2026 00:09:34 GMT