Moist Banana Bread Recipe

 

                 Moist Banana Bread Recipe

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 1 hour.

Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes

This Banana Bread Recipe is loaded with ripe bananas, tangy-sweet raisins, and toasted walnuts. It is one of our favorite ripe banana recipes and even better with overripe bananas.

Ingredients:

3 very ripe bananas, (medium/large)

½ cup unsalted butter, (8 Tbsp) at room temperature

3/4 cup granulated sugar.

2 large eggs, lightly beaten.

1 ½ cups all-purpose flour.

1 tsp baking soda

½ tsp salt

½ tsp vanilla extract

1 cup walnuts

½ cup raisins

 

Instructions:

Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease and flour a bread loaf pan (9.25 long x 5.25 wide x 2.75 deep). Lightly roast walnuts on a skillet, continuously stirring so they won’t burn. Coarsely chop and cool to room temperature.

 

In a mixing bowl, cream together 8 Tbsp softened butter and 3/4 cup sugar (or honey if using honey).

 

Mash bananas with a fork until the consistency of chunky applesauce and add them to the batter along with 2 eggs, mixing until blended.

 

In a separate bowl, whisk together: 1 1/2 cups of flour, 1 tsp of baking soda and 1/2 tsp of salt then add to batter.

 

Add 1/2 tsp of vanilla extract and mix in chopped walnuts and raisins. Pour into prepared loaf pan. Bake at 350˚F for 55-60 min or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Let banana bread rest for 10 min before transferring to a wire rack to cool.