Banana Bread Tips
How do I quickly ripen bananas?
When baking with bananas, use ones that are ripe (or even overripe) to yield the best flavor. If you have a day or two to spare, place bananas and an apple, avocado, peach or tomato in a brown paper bag and keep on your counter. This will trap the ethylene gas of the fruits and quicken the ripening process. To ripen bananas even faster, place them in their peels on a baking sheet and warm in a 250° oven for 15-20 minutes. Check out this article for more
banana ripening tips.
Do you have to use baking soda in banana bread?
Both baking soda and baking powder are chemical leaveners that provide lift to your baked goods. If you want some rise in your banana bread and don’t have baking soda handy, try substituting baking powder. Baking powder is about 4 times weaker than baking soda. So for this recipe, use 4 teaspoons baking powder as a substitute for the 1 teaspoon baking soda. If the rise is not important to you, you can leave it out completely. Learn more on the
differences between baking soda and baking powder.
How do you keep banana bread moist after baking?
To keep banana bread moist, let it cool completely on a cooling rack. If you plan on eating the banana bread within 2-4 days, store on the counter in an airtight container lined with paper towels. For longer storage, freeze in an airtight container for up to 3 months. Learn more on
storing your favorite baked goods.
Can I make banana bread vegan or gluten-free?
Absolutely, we tested out different
types of banana bread for every diet and found delicious results by simply swapping out a few key ingredients.
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I made this recipe into muffins. Yield 12 medium sized and 8 mini muffins. I swapped 1 cup of the sugar for Splenda and used 1/2 cup of regular sugar. I added mini chocolate chips and 1/2 cup of walnuts. Excellent! Will make it into a loaf next time as well.
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This really is the best banana bread recipe. Actually, I use the Pampered Chef brownie pan and make muffins using the recipe. Makes 24 and baking time is about 15 minutes. I lessen the sugar to 1 cup. Sometimes I add mini chocolate chips. I also use this recipe with ground zucchini using the full amount of sugar. (I grind or finely grate the zucchini and squeeze out the moisture.)
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This is the easiest and best tasting banana bread ever. I put raisins in one loaf and blueberries in another, yum.
This is definitely the best banana bread I have ever made. I made extra loafs to give to family members and they all raved about how good it was. On some loaves I did add a little nutmeg and cinnamon and it also tasted good with those spices. Either way, this is the best banana bread!!!
this is the one I have been looking for finally after 2 years
This by far is the best banana bread I've made. In fact, much less time consuming than ones I've used in the past. I included half a cup of dark semi-sweet chocolate chips, which made a delicious combination with the walnuts. This one is a keeper!