🔷Prepare the ingredients
Mash the bananas
First, peel the bananas and use a fork or potato masher to mash them in a bowl. You want your banana bread to be a little chunky so it has some texture.
🔷Gather the dry ingredients
In another bowl, mix the flour, baking soda and salt. This will ensure that the baking soda is evenly distributed throughout the dough, so your banana bread will rise perfectly.
🔷Mix butter and sugar
In another large bowl, beat softened butter and sugar until light and fluffy. For this step, you can use a whisk or an electric mixer. This step helps soften the inside of your banana bread.
🔷Eggs and vanilla extract are added.
Then add the eggs one by one, mixing well after each one. Then add the vanilla extract and mix.
🔷Prepare the dry and wet ingredients
Now it’s time to mix your dry and wet ingredients. Mix gently with a rubber spatula as you slowly add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients. Be careful not to overmix, as this can result in a dense, tough loaf.
When the flour is completely mixed in, stir in the mashed bananas (and nuts or chocolate chips if using them).
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🔷Cooking Banana Bread
Set your oven to 350°F (175°C) and turn it on. Use butter or nonstick cooking spray to grease a 9×5-inch loaf pan.
Pour the batter into the pan and use a spatula to smooth the top. Bake for 60 to 70 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. You can cover the top of the bread with foil if it browns too quickly.
Let the banana bread cool in the pan for about 10 minutes before moving it to a wire rack to cool completely. Slice and enjoy your delicious homemade banana bread!
🔷HOW TO MAKE THE BEST BANANA BREAD
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