The Best Moist Banana Bread Recipe (You’ll Thank Me Later!)

5 from 30 votes

The Best Moist Banana Bread Recipe (You’ll Thank Me Later!)

Light, moist and tender, never dry or dense, this moist banana bread recipe makes fluffy banana bread that stays soft for days and is FULL of banana flavor.

Prep Time15

Cook Time55

Total Time1 10

Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: Canadian

Keyword: Best Banana Bread Recipe, Fluffy Banana Bread, Moist Banana Bread

Servings:

Author: Jennifer Pallian BSc, RD

Ingredients

1 large egg
2 cups mashed over-ripe banana (about 4 large)
½ cup unsalted butter melted
¼ cup milk
1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
¾ cup granulated sugar
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
½ tsp salt

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Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare an 8 1/2- by 4 1/2-inch loaf pan by greasing it or lining it with parchment paper (allowing an overhang on sides). Beat egg, mashed banana and melted butter in a large bowl until thoroughly blended. Stir in milk.
Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Add to banana mixture and stir until just moistened. Scrape batter into prepared pan. (You can slice some banana rounds on top for presentation, if you like.)
Bake for 55-65 minutes, until toothpick inserted into the centre comes out clean. Cover the banana bread loosely with aluminum foil if it starts to get dark before it's done baking.

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Notes

To Double the Recipe: Double all of the ingredients EXCEPT the baking soda. Keep the baking soda at 1 tsp and increase to 1 1/2 tbsp baking powder. I find that with doubling loaves, doubling the baking soda leaves an unpleasant metallic taste.

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