Description
This moist banana bread is filled with sweetness from ripe bananas and a touch of sour cream for tenderness, ensuring a perfect loaf every time.
Ingredients
Scale
- 250 g (2 cups) all-purpose flour
- 5 g (1 tsp) baking soda
- 3 g (1/2 tsp) fine sea salt
- 100 g (1/2 cup) granulated sugar
- 50 g (1/4 cup, packed) light brown sugar
- 113 g (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, melted and cooled
- 2 large eggs (about 100 g without shells)
- 375 g (3 medium) ripe bananas, mashed
- 60 g (1/4 cup) sour cream
- 5 ml (1 tsp) pure vanilla extract
- 100 g (3/4 cup) chopped walnuts or chocolate chips (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 175°C (350°F) and prepare a 9 x 5-inch loaf pan.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt.
- In a large bowl, whisk together granulated sugar, brown sugar, and melted butter.
- Add eggs and vanilla to the sugar mixture, whisk to combine.
- Stir in mashed bananas and sour cream until mixed.
- Fold in dry ingredients until just combined.
- If using, fold in walnuts or chocolate chips.
- Transfer batter to prepared pan, smooth the top.
- Bake for 55-65 minutes, until golden brown and a toothpick comes out with a few moist crumbs.
- Cool in the pan for 15 minutes, then lift out and cool completely on a wire rack.
Notes
For best results, weigh flour and avoid overmixing to keep the crumb tender.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 60 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 24g
- Sodium: 220mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 47g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 60mg