Best 9 Brents Favorite Banana Bread Recipes

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Welcome to the world of delectable banana bread, where moist, fluffy loaves meet the irresistible flavors of ripe bananas. If you're on the quest for the ultimate banana bread recipe, let us guide you to the masterpiece known as "Brent's Favorite Banana Bread". This legendary recipe has captured hearts and taste buds with its perfectly balanced sweetness, tender crumb, and tantalizing aroma. Whether you're a seasoned baker or a novice in the kitchen, prepare to embark on a culinary journey that will transform ordinary ingredients into an extraordinary treat.

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MY FAVORITE BANANA BREAD



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With its super-moist texture, buttery banana and brown sugar flavors, and incredibly soft crumb, this is the best ever banana bread recipe. You'll need 4 ripe bananas to begin.

Provided by Sally

Categories     Bread

Time 3h

Number Of Ingredients 11

2 cups (250g) all-purpose flour (spoon & leveled)
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 cup (1 stick or 115g) unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
3/4 cup (150g) packed light or dark brown sugar
2 large eggs, at room temperature
1/3 cup (80g) plain yogurt or sour cream, at room temperature (I use Greek yogurt)
2 cups (460g) mashed bananas (about 4 large ripe bananas)
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
optional: 3/4 cup (100g) chopped pecans or walnuts

Steps:

  • Adjust the oven rack to the lower third position and preheat the oven to 350°F (177°C). Grease a 9×5-inch loaf pan or coat with nonstick spray. Set aside.
  • Whisk the flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon together in a large bowl.
  • Using a handheld or stand mixer fitted with a paddle or whisk attachment, beat the butter and brown sugar together on high speed until smooth and creamy, about 2 minutes. On medium speed, add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in the yogurt, mashed bananas, and vanilla extract on medium speed until combined. With the mixer running on low speed, slowly beat the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until no flour pockets remain. Do not overmix. Fold in the nuts, if using.
  • Spoon the batter into the prepared baking pan and bake for 60-65 minutes. Loosely cover the bread with aluminum foil after 30 minutes to help prevent the top and sides from getting too brown. A toothpick inserted in the center of the loaf will come out clean when the bread is done. Remove from the oven and allow the bread to cool completely in the pan set on a wire rack.
  • Cover and store banana bread at room temperature for 2 days or in the refrigerator for up to 1 week. Banana bread tastes best on day 2 after the flavors have settled together. See post above for freezing instructions.

THE BEST BANANA BREAD



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This is the most successful and versatile quick bread recipe I've found! You can also use chunky applesauce or a 15 ounce can of pumpkin for wonderful variations.

Provided by Libby

Categories     Bread     Quick Bread Recipes     Fruit Bread Recipes     100+ Banana Bread Recipes

Time 1h15m

Yield 15

Number Of Ingredients 6

½ cup margarine, softened
1 cup white sugar
2 eggs
1 ½ cups mashed banana
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour one 9x5 inch pan.
  • Cream margarine and sugar until smooth. Beat in eggs, then bananas. Add flour and soda, stirring just until combined.
  • Pour into prepared pan and bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for about 1 hour (or till toothpick comes out clean). Remove from pan and let cool, store in refrigerator or freeze.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 196 calories, Carbohydrate 31.3 g, Cholesterol 24.8 mg, Fat 7 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 2.9 g, SaturatedFat 1.3 g, Sodium 175.4 mg, Sugar 16.2 g

THE BEST BANANA BREAD



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We have a lot of requirements when it comes to banana bread and we finally created a recipe that ticks all the boxes. It's moist, tender, a little tangy and perfectly sweet-all around our favorite one. The best part is that it's even better the next day (if it lasts that long). Try toasting the bread and slathering with a little salted butter. We're pretty sure you'll never need another banana bread recipe.

Provided by Food Network Kitchen

Time 1h30m

Yield 1 loaf

Number Of Ingredients 13

1/2 cup melted unsalted butter or vegetable oil, plus more for greasing pan
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour (see Cook's Note)
1 cup toasted pecans, chopped
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Fine salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
2 large eggs, lightly beaten
1/4 cup buttermilk, sour cream or yogurt
1/2 cup light brown sugar, lightly packed
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
4 soft, very ripe, darkly speckled medium bananas, mashed (about 1 1/2 cups)

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly butter one 9-by-5-inch loaf pan.
  • Whisk together the flour, pecans, granulated sugar, baking soda, cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon salt and nutmeg in a large bowl. Whisk together the eggs, melted butter, buttermilk, brown sugar and vanilla in a medium bowl; stir in the mashed bananas. Fold the banana mixture into the flour mixture until just combined (it's OK if there are some lumps).
  • Pour the batter into the buttered pan and lightly tap the pan on the counter to evenly distribute the batter. Bake until browned and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out completely clean, about 1 hour. Let the bread cool for 10 minutes in the pan, then turn out onto a rack to cool completely.

BEST EVER BANANA BREAD



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Whenever I pass a display of bananas in the grocery store, I can almost smell the wonderful aroma of my best banana bread recipe. It really is amazingly good! -Gert Kaiser, Kenosha, Wisconsin

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Breakfast     Brunch

Time 1h30m

Yield 1 loaf (16 pieces).

Number Of Ingredients 10

1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1-1/2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 large eggs, room temperature
2 medium ripe bananas, mashed (1 cup)
1/2 cup canola oil
1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon buttermilk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup chopped walnuts

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, stir together flour, sugar, baking soda and salt. In another bowl, combine the eggs, bananas, oil, buttermilk and vanilla; add to flour mixture, stirring just until combined. Fold in nuts. , Pour into a greased or parchment-lined 9x5-in. loaf pan. If desired, sprinkle with additional walnuts. Bake until a toothpick comes out clean, 1-1/4 to 1-1/2 hours. Cool in pan for 15 minutes before removing to a wire rack.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 255 calories, Fat 12g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 27mg cholesterol, Sodium 166mg sodium, Carbohydrate 34g carbohydrate (21g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 4g protein.

OUR FAVORITE BANANA BREAD



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The Epicurious test kitchen baked up the most popular versions of banana bread on our site to discover what we like (or didn't like) about each one. Then we made our ultimate version: a sweet, nutty, and supremely moist loaf that is everything we could ever want in this classic quick bread.

Provided by Rhoda Boone

Categories     Bread     Dessert     Bake     Kid-Friendly     Banana     Walnut     Vegetarian     Pescatarian     Peanut Free     Soy Free     Kosher     Frankenrecipe     Breakfast     Brunch     Small Plates

Yield Makes one 9x5" loaf

Number Of Ingredients 13

1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature, plus more for pan
1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for pan
4 medium very ripe bananas (about 13 ounces), peeled and mashed
1/4 cup sour cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1 cup (packed) dark brown sugar
2 large eggs, at room temperature
1/2 cup chopped toasted walnuts
Special equipment:
A 9x5" loaf pan

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 9x5" loaf pan with butter and dust with flour, tapping out any excess.
  • Combine banana, sour cream, and vanilla in a medium bowl. Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl.
  • Using an electric mixer, beat butter and brown sugar on medium speed in another large bowl until light and fluffy, about 3 1/2 minutes. Add eggs one at a time and beat on medium speed until fully combined, about 1 minute each. Add banana mixture and beat until just combined, about 30 seconds. Add dry ingredients in 2 batches, beating on low after each addition and scraping down sides of bowl if necessary, until fully incorporated, about 20 seconds per batch. Fold in walnuts. Transfer batter to prepared pan and smooth top with a spatula.
  • Bake, rotating halfway through, until batter is set, top is dark golden brown and starting to crack, sides are starting to pull away from pan, and a tester inserted into center of bread comes out clean, 60-65 minutes. Cool in pan on a wire rack at least 15 minutes. Run a butter knife around perimeter of pan to loosen loaf, then tap pan gently on its side until loaf releases. Transfer to a cutting board or plate and let cool completely before slicing.

TOM'S FAVORITE BANANA BREAD



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My husband is a great fan of banana bread, so I took a couple of his "sort of" favorites and came up with this one, which he raves about. You may use all vanilla extract if you don't have, or can't find the Vanilla Nut extract. Look for it if you can, it's a really nice flavoring.

Provided by FLUFFSTER

Categories     Quick Breads

Time 1h20m

Yield 8-10 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 15

1 cup all-purpose flour
3/4 cup whole wheat flour (can use all white)
1 teaspoon cinnamon
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
3 large very ripe bananas, mashed
1/2 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon vanilla nut extract
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
1 cup nuts (optional)

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350°F.
  • Butter and flour(or line with parchment paper)loaf pan.
  • Whisk together dry ingredients in small bowl. Mix bananas, milk, vanilla and vanilla nut extract in another bowl.
  • Beat butter and sugar in mixing bowl until light and fluffy. Add one egg at a time, mixing until incorporated. Then alternate mixing in dry ingredients in two batches starting and ending with dry ingredients.
  • Stir in nuts, if using. Pour into prepared pan.
  • Bake for approximately 1 hour and 10 minutes, (checking at 1 hour) until toothpick inserted comes out clean.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 374.2, Fat 13.9, SaturatedFat 8.2, Cholesterol 79.1, Sodium 552.4, Carbohydrate 59.1, Fiber 3.1, Sugar 32.3, Protein 5.9

BETTYE'S BEST BANANA BREAD



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After years of dry and flavorless banana bread, this recipe was worked out. The secret is using the ripest bananas...Almost too ripe to handle!

Provided by Chef Melly-Belly

Categories     Breads

Time 1h20m

Yield 2-4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 12

1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 cup butter or 3/4 cup softened margarine
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 eggs
1/4 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2-1 cup chopped nuts
1 cup well-mashed over-ripe banana
1 cup confectioners' sugar
2 -3 tablespoons lemon juice

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350°F.
  • Grease and flour two 8 1/2-by-4 1/2 inch loaf pans.
  • Combine flour, salt, and baking soda.
  • Cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
  • Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
  • Add flour mixture and buttermilk alternately.
  • Beat batter 2-3 minutes.
  • Stir in vanilla, nuts, and bananas.
  • Spoon into loaf pans.
  • Bake about 50 minutes, or until a toothpick can be inserted and pulled out clean.
  • Cool before adding glaze.
  • For the glaze, stir confectioners' sugar and lemon juiice until smooth.
  • Pour over cooled loaves.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 2188.2, Fat 93.3, SaturatedFat 48.1, Cholesterol 395.7, Sodium 1745.5, Carbohydrate 322.5, Fiber 8.1, Sugar 222.2, Protein 26.1

OUR FAVORITE BANANA BREAD



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I've had some very blah banana breads, but this one is wonderful. My husband found this one to use one day when we had a bunch of bananas that weren't getting any younger. My co-workers loved it recently when I made it for a breakfast at work. This is from a cookbook called "America's Best Recipes". In the book, the recipe is called "Banana, Sour Cream and Walnut Loaf".

Provided by No MSG

Categories     Quick Breads

Time 1h30m

Yield 1 loaf

Number Of Ingredients 10

2/3 cup butter, softened
1 1/3 cups sugar
2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1 1/2 cups bananas, mashed
1/2 cup sour cream
1 cup walnuts, chopped

Steps:

  • Cream butter; gradually add sugar, beating with a mixer at medium speed.
  • Combine flour with baking powder, baking soda, and salt, stirring well.
  • Combine eggs, banana, and sour cream; stir well.
  • Add flour to creamed mixture, alternately with banana mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Mix until blended after each addition; stir in walnuts.
  • Pour batter into greased and floured 9 x 5 x 3-inch loaf pan.
  • Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour and 15 minutes or until a wooden pck inserted in center comes out clean. (Shield with aluminum foil to prevent excessive browning.).
  • Let cool completely on a wire rack. Yield 1 loaf.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 4729.5, Fat 237.3, SaturatedFat 103.8, Cholesterol 799.1, Sodium 3868.9, Carbohydrate 603.2, Fiber 23, Sugar 298.9, Protein 73.3

BRENT'S FAVORITE BANANA BREAD



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My son Brent could live on this if I let him. Sour cream & cinnamon are the "secret" ingredients that make it so good. Note that this makes a lot - 4 loaves. It does freeze well, but you could of course cut the recipe in half. I also usually cover the loaves with foil the last 20-30 minutes of baking so it doesn't get too brown.

Provided by Shannon Smith @Shannon

Categories     Sweet Breads

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 cup(s) butter
3 cup(s) sugar
6 - eggs
3 cup(s) sour cream
4 teaspoon(s) baking soda
2 teaspoon(s) vanilla extract
4-5 - bananas, mashed
1 teaspoon(s) salt
5 cup(s) flour
1 tablespoon(s) cinnamon

Steps:

  • Cream together butter, sugar & eggs until well blended and fluffy.
  • Mix sour cream & baking soda in a separate bowl and let stand until foamy then add to butter mixture.
  • Add the rest of the ingredients to the above mixtures and mix well.
  • Place into 4 greased and floured 9x5-inch bread pans and bake 50-60 minutes at 350 or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

Tips:

  • Use ripe bananas: Ripeness enhances the sweetness and moisture of the bread.
  • Cream butter and sugar thoroughly: This step incorporates air into the mixture, resulting in a lighter, fluffier texture.
  • Gradually add eggs: Adding eggs one at a time prevents curdling.
  • Mix dry ingredients separately: This ensures even distribution.
  • Fold dry ingredients into wet ingredients: Do not overmix, as this can result in a dense loaf.
  • Use quality chocolate chips: Higher-quality chips will yield better flavor.
  • Bake at the right temperature: A moderate oven temperature (350°F/175°C) prevents over-browning and ensures even baking.
  • Cool completely before slicing: This allows the bread to set properly and prevents crumbling.

Conclusion:

This classic banana bread recipe is a delightful treat that is moist, flavorful, and easy to make. With its simple ingredients and straightforward instructions, it's perfect for bakers of all skill levels. Whether you're looking for a comforting breakfast, a sweet snack, or a thoughtful gift, this banana bread is sure to satisfy your cravings. Remember to use ripe bananas, cream the butter and sugar thoroughly, and bake at the right temperature for the best results. Enjoy!

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