BEST Banana Bread
With a soft and tender crumb, sweet banana flavor, and toasted walnuts folded throughout, this banana bread is the perfect recipe to use up those ripe bananas!
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Servings: 1 loaf
Ingredients
- ½ cup unsalted butter melted
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 eggs at room temperature
- 1 ½ cups ripe bananas mashed
- ½ cup sour cream at room temperature
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup chopped walnuts optional
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350℉. Grease and line a 9x5 loaf pan with parchment paper and set aside (see note).
- In a medium-sized bowl, whisk together the flour, cornstarch, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the melted butter and sugar until pale-colored and well-combined, around 1-2 minutes. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, followed by the mashed banana, sour cream, and vanilla.
- Fold the dry ingredients and walnuts into the wet ingredients, mixing until everything is hydrated and combined (do not overmix!). Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
- Bake the banana bread for 50-60 minutes, until golden-brown on top and a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
- Let the bread cool in the pan for at least 15 minutes before turning out and serving!
Notes
*If desired, you can toast the chopped walnuts as you prepare the batter. Bake them until golden-brown and fragrant, around 10 minutes (be sure to check them so they don't burn).