Moist Banana Bread
Soft, moist banana bread made with ripe bananas, raisins, and toasted walnuts.
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Natashas Kitchen- •1/2 cup Unsalted buttersoftened, plus a little extra to grease pan
- •3/4 cup Sugar
- •3 Bananasripe, mashed
- •2 Eggslarge, room temperature
- •1 1/2 cups Flourall-purpose
- •1 tsp Baking soda
- •1/2 tsp Salt
- •1/2 tsp Vanilla extractreal vanilla extract
- •1/2 cup Raisins(optional)tiny raisins
- •1 cup Walnuts(optional)coarsely chopped, toasted
- •Flour(optional)for dusting loaf pan
- 1
Preheat oven to 350°F (177°C).
1 min
- 2
In a large mixing bowl, add softened unsalted butter and sugar. Cream together on medium-high speed until well combined.
3 min
- 3
In a separate bowl, mash ripe bananas to a baby-food-like consistency.
2 min
- 4
Add mashed bananas to the creamed butter mixture along with eggs. Mix until combined.
2 min
- 5
In a small bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt.
2 min
- 6
Add dry ingredients to the wet mixture and stir just until combined.
2 min
- 7
Stir in vanilla extract.
1 min
- 8
Fold in raisins and toasted chopped walnuts with a spatula just until incorporated.
2 min
- 9
Grease a loaf pan with butter and dust with flour; shake out excess.
2 min
- 10
Transfer batter to the prepared loaf pan and smooth the top lightly.
1 min
- 11
Bake for 55 to 60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
58 min
- 12
Cool in the pan for about 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool to room temperature before slicing.
15 min
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