Banana Loaf Recipe

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Ingredients Ingredient Checklist 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature, plus more for pan 2 cups all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 3/4 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1 1/4 cups sugar 3 large eggs 3 cups mashed medium very ripe bananas (about 6) 1 cup chopped toasted walnuts or chocolate chips (optional)

Cook’s Notes If your loaf looks brown on top before the inside is done cooking, tent it loosely with aluminum foil (so the top is protected yet steam can escape) for the remainder of the cooking time.

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Recipe Summary prep: 15 mins total: 1 hr 30 mins Servings: 10 msledf_1103_banana_loaf.jpg

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Read the full recipe after the video.

Read the full recipe after the video.

Recipe Summary prep: 15 mins total: 1 hr 30 mins Servings: 10

Recipe Summary

prep: 15 mins total: 1 hr 30 mins

Servings: 10

prep: 15 mins

total: 1 hr 30 mins

prep:

15 mins

total:

1 hr 30 mins

Servings: 10

msledf_1103_banana_loaf.jpg

Ingredients

3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature, plus more for pan 2 cups all-purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 3/4 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1 1/4 cups sugar 3 large eggs 3 cups mashed medium very ripe bananas (about 6) 1 cup chopped toasted walnuts or chocolate chips (optional)

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 9-by-5-by-3-inch (2-quart) loaf pan; set aside. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda; set aside.

In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. With mixer on low speed, add flour mixture in three additions, alternating with two additions of banana; mix until just combined. Stir in walnuts, if desired, by hand.

Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out with only a few moist crumbs attached, 60 to 70 minutes. Let cool 10 minutes in pan, then turn out of pan and let cool completely on a wire rack.

Cook’s Notes

If your loaf looks brown on top before the inside is done cooking, tent it loosely with aluminum foil (so the top is protected yet steam can escape) for the remainder of the cooking time.

Reviews (24)

 Add Rating & Review     384 Ratings   5 star values:        64    4 star values:        117    3 star values:        127    2 star values:        61    1 star values:        15

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Add Rating & Review     384 Ratings   5 star values:        64    4 star values:        117    3 star values:        127    2 star values:        61    1 star values:        15

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384 Ratings 5 star values: 64 4 star values: 117 3 star values: 127 2 star values: 61 1 star values: 15

5 star values: 64 4 star values: 117 3 star values: 127 2 star values: 61 1 star values: 15

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       07/23/2017   Bread baking time incorrect for one pan.  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: 5 stars       02/19/2015   I made this recipe with gluten free flour and it came out beautifully! It was super moist and yummy!! Would highly recommend it. I added the chocolate chips as well.  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       10/24/2014   Made it the other day so I could have something to eat as a snack or fro breakfast. Didn't have Sour cream so I used Greek Yogurt instead. It turned out super delicious although, it did stick from the bottom a little. I want to make it as a Muffin. Not sure if I could. Any suggestions? Thanks!!  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: 5 stars       09/02/2014   l loved the recipe.absolutely yummy.easy to make and great result.l have already given my cousin to try it out.a keeper  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: 2 stars       02/27/2014   Recipe is flawed. I made this the other day, it takes way more than 70 minutes(mine took 78 minutes) to bake for it to be fully done in the center. I did tent it with foil but the top still burned a little around the edges. It has great flavor but 3 cups of bananas seems like to much. It almost is enough for 2 pans, maybe smaller ones than the big 9X5 pan called for.  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       02/21/2014   Banana bread is my go to comfort food!  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       01/12/2014   Yummy! I tweaked the recipe by adding 1/2 tsp vanilla extract to the mashed bananas.  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       07/07/2013   I had too many overripe bananas from my tree and this recipe produced such a wonderful, light and fluffy loaf. Reduced the sugar to 1/4 cup since my bananas were already super-sweet and it worked well! Thanks so much!!!  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       05/19/2013   Giving this one a try right now. I was baffeled by the web page. It overlaps on the recipe title with images, Maybe its me, maybe not , techy take notice.  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       04/06/2013   Just made this recipe and it's delicious. I didn't get two full loaves, a good-sized one and a shortie. Should have done mini loaves, maybe. Added pumpkin pie spice and one loaf got toasted pecans, the other mini choc chips. Really nice recipe.  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       09/06/2012   Very DISAPPOINTING! Love banana bread, so I am always trying new recipes. This one was beautiful when it came out of the oven and then 15 minutes later it fell flat. Don't waste your time or ingredients with this one....  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       08/07/2012   great  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       12/18/2011   I absolutely love this recipe! The first time I made it, I only had 4 bananas, so I added a bit of milk to moisten the batter. The second time, I had the six bananas, but used brown sugar.... YUM! It took about 85 minutes, but so worth the wait. You have to perfectly follow the steps, as I found the next me I made it, or it doesn't turn out good at all.  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       12/15/2011   I made the whole recipe and it fit perfectly in Nordic Ware's banana bread pan. But I think 3 cups of bananas is a bit too much. It was really really moist. Also, 1 cup of sugar will be more than enough. The whole thing baked in about 75 minutes. Over all, it's YUM.  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       07/14/2011   I disagree with Edithe! I thoroughly enjoyed this recipe. Although, I did make a few adjustments. I did not add walnuts, and did 1 cup all-purpose flour and 1 cup whole-wheat flour. It made for really yummy and moist bread.  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       07/14/2011   I was so disappointed in this recipe. I felt 3 cups of mashed banana was more than the usual recipes for this bread and the suggested pan was too small. Planned to get a larger pan and make again but when I tasted the "almost" cooked product, decided to not waste time and ingredients. Flavor was so lacking, I ended up putting the bread out for the birds to "enjoy"?  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       03/14/2011   This was very good! I made half the recipe and it's a perfect size. I only had one ripe banana so I added a cup of applesauce. I also added some cinnamon and chocolate chips - very good! It only needed 45 minutes of baking.  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       09/24/2010   Followed the advise and use half of the recipe. It was PERFECT !!! Making the full recipe and using 2 pans. Hopefully, they'll be as delicious as the first time.  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       05/05/2010   I made them successfully two days ago. Must try it is very nice. I followed actually from the above recipes. I made one loaf for my neighbour too. They said it is very nice too.  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       04/05/2009   i added dark chocolate pieces and separated the batter into two loaves. everyone went crazy for it.  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       10/11/2008   After reading your comments, I made it using 2 separate pans. I cooked them for 60 minutes and they came out a bit overbaked. Next time I'll check them at 45-50 minutes and see.  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       05/21/2008   Wow, I agree with other comments. I just made this loaf....my batter spilled over slightly, but the loaf had to be returned to the over after 70 minutes. I agree two pans are probably best, but I'm not sure I will try this recipe again.  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       03/08/2008   I wish I had read the comments before I began. Mine baked over as well. Use two pans!  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       03/02/2008   I just tried this recipe and I think it requires 2 pans. The batter spilled over into the oven.I t has also taken twice as long to bake than it should have.

Martha Stewart Member

Rating: Unrated 07/23/2017

Bread baking time incorrect for one pan.

Rating: Unrated

Rating: 5 stars 02/19/2015

I made this recipe with gluten free flour and it came out beautifully! It was super moist and yummy!! Would highly recommend it. I added the chocolate chips as well.

Rating: 5 stars

Rating: Unrated 10/24/2014

Made it the other day so I could have something to eat as a snack or fro breakfast. Didn’t have Sour cream so I used Greek Yogurt instead. It turned out super delicious although, it did stick from the bottom a little. I want to make it as a Muffin. Not sure if I could. Any suggestions? Thanks!!

Rating: 5 stars 09/02/2014

l loved the recipe.absolutely yummy.easy to make and great result.l have already given my cousin to try it out.a keeper

Rating: 2 stars 02/27/2014

Recipe is flawed. I made this the other day, it takes way more than 70 minutes(mine took 78 minutes) to bake for it to be fully done in the center. I did tent it with foil but the top still burned a little around the edges. It has great flavor but 3 cups of bananas seems like to much. It almost is enough for 2 pans, maybe smaller ones than the big 9X5 pan called for.

Rating: 2 stars

Rating: Unrated 02/21/2014

Banana bread is my go to comfort food!

Rating: Unrated 01/12/2014

Yummy! I tweaked the recipe by adding 1/2 tsp vanilla extract to the mashed bananas.

Rating: Unrated 07/07/2013

I had too many overripe bananas from my tree and this recipe produced such a wonderful, light and fluffy loaf. Reduced the sugar to 1/4 cup since my bananas were already super-sweet and it worked well! Thanks so much!!!

Rating: Unrated 05/19/2013

Giving this one a try right now. I was baffeled by the web page. It overlaps on the recipe title with images, Maybe its me, maybe not , techy take notice.

Rating: Unrated 04/06/2013

Just made this recipe and it’s delicious. I didn’t get two full loaves, a good-sized one and a shortie. Should have done mini loaves, maybe. Added pumpkin pie spice and one loaf got toasted pecans, the other mini choc chips. Really nice recipe.

Rating: Unrated 09/06/2012

Very DISAPPOINTING! Love banana bread, so I am always trying new recipes. This one was beautiful when it came out of the oven and then 15 minutes later it fell flat. Don’t waste your time or ingredients with this one….

Rating: Unrated 08/07/2012

great

Rating: Unrated 12/18/2011

I absolutely love this recipe! The first time I made it, I only had 4 bananas, so I added a bit of milk to moisten the batter. The second time, I had the six bananas, but used brown sugar…. YUM! It took about 85 minutes, but so worth the wait. You have to perfectly follow the steps, as I found the next me I made it, or it doesn’t turn out good at all.

Rating: Unrated 12/15/2011

I made the whole recipe and it fit perfectly in Nordic Ware’s banana bread pan. But I think 3 cups of bananas is a bit too much. It was really really moist. Also, 1 cup of sugar will be more than enough. The whole thing baked in about 75 minutes. Over all, it’s YUM.

Rating: Unrated 07/14/2011

I disagree with Edithe! I thoroughly enjoyed this recipe. Although, I did make a few adjustments. I did not add walnuts, and did 1 cup all-purpose flour and 1 cup whole-wheat flour. It made for really yummy and moist bread.

I was so disappointed in this recipe. I felt 3 cups of mashed banana was more than the usual recipes for this bread and the suggested pan was too small. Planned to get a larger pan and make again but when I tasted the “almost” cooked product, decided to not waste time and ingredients. Flavor was so lacking, I ended up putting the bread out for the birds to “enjoy”?

Rating: Unrated 03/14/2011

This was very good! I made half the recipe and it’s a perfect size. I only had one ripe banana so I added a cup of applesauce. I also added some cinnamon and chocolate chips - very good! It only needed 45 minutes of baking.

Rating: Unrated 09/24/2010

Followed the advise and use half of the recipe. It was PERFECT !!! Making the full recipe and using 2 pans. Hopefully, they’ll be as delicious as the first time.

Rating: Unrated 05/05/2010

I made them successfully two days ago. Must try it is very nice. I followed actually from the above recipes. I made one loaf for my neighbour too. They said it is very nice too.

Rating: Unrated 04/05/2009

i added dark chocolate pieces and separated the batter into two loaves. everyone went crazy for it.

Rating: Unrated 10/11/2008

After reading your comments, I made it using 2 separate pans. I cooked them for 60 minutes and they came out a bit overbaked. Next time I’ll check them at 45-50 minutes and see.

Rating: Unrated 05/21/2008

Wow, I agree with other comments. I just made this loaf….my batter spilled over slightly, but the loaf had to be returned to the over after 70 minutes. I agree two pans are probably best, but I’m not sure I will try this recipe again.

Rating: Unrated 03/08/2008

I wish I had read the comments before I began. Mine baked over as well. Use two pans!

Rating: Unrated 03/02/2008

I just tried this recipe and I think it requires 2 pans. The batter spilled over into the oven.I t has also taken twice as long to bake than it should have.

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