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Baked banana bread laid out in a colorful napkin lined basket

Banana Bread


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  • Author: Gnarly Roots
  • Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes
  • Yield: 8-10 1x

Description

Light and Delicious


Ingredients

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  • ½ c melted butter
  • 1 c white sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 ½ c flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • ½ tsp cinnamon
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ½ c sour cream
  • 2 medium, over ripe bananas, smashed

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven 350° and grease a 9X5 inch loaf pan
  2. Melt butter in microwave
  3. Combine butter and sugar in a medium mixing bowl
  4. Add eggs and vanilla, mix well
  5. In separate bowl, blend flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt
  6. Stir flour mixture into butter/ sugar
  7. Mash your bananas in a separate bowl
  8. Fold sour cream and bananas into the other ingredients
  9. Pour into prepared pan and bake 40-50 minutes.  It is done when top is brown and toothpick comes out clean.
  10. **I cover mine with foil for the last 15 min. to avoid over browning the top.

Notes

You obviously can add walnuts (1/2 c chopped), but my son prefers it without!

  • Prep Time: 15 min
  • Cook Time: 50 min