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Banana Bread

A moist, buttery banana bread made with ripe bananas and a touch of sour cream.

  • banana
  • bread
  • baked
  • dessert
Cook
60 min
Banana Bread
Photo: ted_major · CC BY-SA 2.0

Ingredients

  • 2 cups ripe bananas, mashed (about 4 bananas)
  • 1 cup butter softened
  • 1 1/2 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 cup + 1 Tbsp sour cream

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Mix the baking soda and the sour cream in a small bowl.
  3. Using a mixer combine the sugar and butter and beat until smooth.
  4. Add the eggs and beat until blended.
  5. Add the flour and baking powder.
  6. Add the bananas.
  7. Add the sour cream.
  8. Pour batter into loaf pans. Cook for 60 minutes if using a 9x5 loaf pan. Cook for 35 minutes if using a small loaf pan.