Banana bread

Name: Banana bread
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Cuisine: World Cuisine
Ingredients: 2 cups flour; 1 tsp baking soda; 1/2 tsp salt; ½ cup butter (browned is better); ¾ cup brown sugar; 2 eggs; 1 tsp espresso powder (optional); 3-4 ripe medium bananas, mashed; 1/2 cup sour cream; 1 tsp cinnamon; 1/3 cup walnuts or pecans; 50g dark chocolate

8 steps

Prep:30minCook:1h

After trying out SO many different banana bread recipes, this is my final one that I created. Secret ingredients: espresso powder, cinnamon, and sour cream. Updated recipe: August 17, 2021

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 12:54:04 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories3451.9 kcal (173%)

Total Fat173.7 g (248%)

Carbs435.8 g (168%)

Sugars189.7 g (211%)

Protein55.5 g (111%)

Sodium2179.6 mg (109%)

Fiber25 g (89%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

0 servings

2 cupsflour

1 tspbaking soda

½ tspsalt

½ cupbutter

browned is better

¾ cupbrown sugar

2eggs

1 tspespresso powder

1 tspcinnamon

⅓ cupwalnuts

or pecans

50gdark chocolate

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Lightly grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan.

OvenPreheat

Step 2

In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking soda, and salt.

Bowl

Spatula

flour2 cups

baking soda1 tsp

salt½ tsp

Step 3

In a separate bowl, stir bananas, cinnamon, and sour cream together

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bananas3

sour cream½ cup

cinnamon1 tsp

Step 4

In a third large separate bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. If you are using browned butter — just add the sugar and mix until sugar dissolves. Add eggs to mixture, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add espresso powder into mixture to make the banana flavour stand out.

Bowl

butter½ cup

brown sugar¾ cup

eggs2

espresso powder1 tsp

Step 5

Alternate between banana and flour mixture into butter mixture until fully incorporated.

Step 6

Fold in chocolate chips and walnuts. Pour batter into prepared loaf pan.

Spatula

walnuts⅓ cup

dark chocolate50g

Step 7

Bake in preheated oven for 60 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into center of the loaf comes out clean. Let bread cool in pan for 30 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack.