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I have been using this banana bread recipe for thirty years. It has amazing texture and flavor. And I know that you will agree that this recipe makes the very BEST banana bread.
What do you do with a ripe banana or two? Make banana bread of course. And I have the BEST recipe ever for you! I can call it that because my maiden name is Best – so I guess every recipe I have could be called the BEST recipe.
But seriously, this recipe is the BEST! I have been making this recipe for years years. The recipe came from one of those little softcover recipe books you can buy in the grocery store line.
Banana Bread
Everyone I have ever made this bread for LOVES it and asks for the recipe. In fact, my friend Allison emailed me the other day asking for it and I promised her it would be on the blog this week.
Last summer when my friend’s teenage daughter had ACL repair surgery the one thing she asked for after her surgery was my banana bread. Of course there was a warm loaf waiting for her when she got home from the hospital.
So, if you have some ripe bananas on your counter you now know what to do with them and if you don’t have any – go buy some today!
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Best Banana Bread
Ingredients
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup canola oil
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup mashed ripe banana
- 1/2 cup sour cream or Greek yogurt
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Grease and flour bottom of 9 x 5″ loaf pan.
- In a large bowl, mix together sugar and oil. Add in eggs, banana, sour cream and vanilla. Blend well.
- Add in flour, baking soda and salt and stir until dry ingredients are moistened.
- Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake for 50-60 minutes of until a toothpick comes out clean
- Cool 5 minutes and remove from pan. Cool completely. Makes 1 loaf.
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Jill says
I can’t even count how many times I have made this banana bread! Super easy and delicious, my entire family gobbles it up immediately. Great recipe, thank you!!
Leigh Anne Wilkes says
Love this so much!
Lisa says
I’ve been using your recipe for the past two years. It is perfect BB!
Leigh Anne Wilkes says
I am so glad you agree!!
Kathryn Lee says
The adage, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” rings true for this BEST BANANA BREAD. It definitely lives up to its name. (And more!) Tried and true by Leigh Anne for over 30 years, this recipe is the only one you’ll ever want to use.
Leigh Anne says
Thank you Kathryn!!!
Sheila says
Super Nummy.Made this a few times already,doesn last long around our house. I add some coconut extract….next time going to try using flavored yogart instead of the yogart…or go half and half. Thanks for sharing this recipe