Banana Bread
🍞BreadBeginner🇺🇸American

Banana Bread

#banana#quick bread#breakfast

A moist, flavorful banana bread made with ripe bananas and warm spices. Perfect for breakfast, snacking, or as a simple dessert. This easy quick-bread recipe yields one 4×8-inch loaf.

10
Prep (min)
55
Cook (min)
65
Total (min)
6
servings
$3.55
Total Cost
$0.59
Per serving
  • 50 g (1 Egg) Eggs, large
  • 675 g (3 Bananas) Banana (Mashed), use 2–3 ripe bananas, peeled and mashed
  • 38 g (¼ stick OR 3 tbsp) Butter
  • 5 g (1 tsp) Baking Soda
  • 2 g (½ tsp) Diamond Crystal Kosher Salt
  • 150 g (¾ cup) Granulated Sugar
  • 4 g (1 tsp) Vanilla Extract
  • 188 g (1½ cups) All-Purpose Flour
  • 3 g (1 tsp) Cinnamon (ground), optional
  1. 1
    Preheat oven to 350°F and butter a 4×8-inch loaf pan.
  2. 2
    In a mixing bowl, mash the ripe bananas with a fork until completely smooth. Stir in the melted butter.
  3. 3
    Mix in the baking soda and Diamond Crystal Kosher Salt until evenly distributed.
  4. 4
    Stir in the sugar, beaten egg, and vanilla extract.
  5. 5
    Gently fold in the flour until just combined. If using, stir in the cinnamon.
  6. 6
    Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan and smooth the top.
  7. 7
    Bake for , or until a toothpick or fork inserted into the center comes out clean.
  8. 8
    Remove from the oven and let the loaf cool in the pan for a few minutes.
  9. 9
    Carefully remove the loaf from the pan and let it cool completely on a wire rack before slicing.
$3.55
Total Cost
$0.59
Per serving

Prices listed are approximate. Actual costs may vary based on store, location, and availability.

Ingredient Costs

  • Eggs(Meijer)
    $0.16
  • Banana (Mashed)(Generic)
    $0.79
  • Butter(Land O'Lakes)
    $0.52
  • Baking Soda(Arm & Hammer)
    $0.02
  • Diamond Crystal Kosher Salt(Diamond Crystal)
    $0.01
  • Granulated Sugar(Domino)
    $0.37
  • Vanilla Extract(McCormick Pure)
    $0.95
  • All-Purpose Flour(King Arthur)
    $0.50
  • Cinnamon (ground)(McCormick)
    $0.23
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