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Recipe: Homemade Banana Bread

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Recipe: Homemade Banana Bread by Smaku.
Basic Banana Bread

Not quite baking, banana bread is a wholesome bread to make as its aura is unmistakingly homey and comforting to anyone's soul.

Here's a quick and dirty recipe for making your own homemade banana bread. I called it basic because really, you can add a myriad of things to plain banana bread to spice things up your own way. While I heartedly enjoy making and eating this basic banana bread, others may enjoy a more complex taste or texture to theirs.

Makes One Loaf

Ingredients

2.5 cups All Purpose Flour
2 teaspoons baking poweder
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1.5 cups mashed ripe banana (about 3 bananas)
1/4 cup milk
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
2 large eggs

Recipe

Mash the bananas in a bowl (1). In a bowl, place flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda (2). In another bowl, mix the bananas, milk, and vanilla (2).

In another separate large bowl, beat the butter with sugar until light and fluffy (3 & 4). Add eggs one at a time. After adding each egg, make sure it is beaten all the way into the batter before adding the next egg (5). Add a little bit of the flour mixture and stir (6). Then add a little of the banana mixture and stir. Keep doing this until all the mixtures have been used up. At this point, feel free to add additional ingredients to your liking. I added some white chocolates because I had them sitting in the cupboard at the time (7). Go nuts if you like. ;)

Pour the batter into a loaf pan (9). Bake in the center of the oven for 1 hour and 10 minutes at 350 degrees (f). Once done, cool in pan on top of rack for 10 minutes. Use a knife or thin spatula to cut along the inside edge of the pan to separate the bread from the pan (10). Cool completely before slicing (11).

The final product should look a little something like this
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grahamkracker  Pro User  says:

Hey Taku!
I made banana bread last night too - I make it quite often. It is easy and tasty and makes the house smell oh-so-good! I'll have to try your recipe sometime, it seems pretty close to mine, but I always add a secret ingredient that makes it absolutely perfect.
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kinsiekins  Pro User  says:

yum! love the instructional pics too!

grahamkracker: now i'm wondering what your secret ingredient could be!
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dapan  Pro User  says:

Thanks for the recipe!!
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mars!  Pro User  says:

nice presentation~~ ^^ おいしそ~う♪ 食べた~
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Jaybert  Pro User  says:

mmmm yummy Smaky!!!
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Smaku  Pro User  says:

Kristi, you have me wondering what that perfect ingredient is! Is it honey? You're right about making the house smell good. It does a great job. Did you bake it when you were selling your home too?

Sarah, I find especially in cookbooks, that pictures help a lot in making you want to make the dish. I'm glad you like!

dapan, you're very welcome!

mars, ありがとう!han hao でしたよ!

Jenni, are you saying I'm tasty? or the banana bread? or both?
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bokchoyboy  Pro User  says:

Great collage, Taku! Thanks for the recipe! It seems like everytime I make banana bread lately, there isn't much "Banana" flavor. I m wondering if it is the quality of the banana. I even let it get reeeeally ripe. Oh well!
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hendongirl  Pro User  says:

Definately going to try this one!
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indorecipe  Pro User  says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called For The Love of Bread, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.
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reya.  Pro User  says:

I love the look of the finished bread. Definitely making this tonight.
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Enchanter of Camelot says:

Hi, please add your photo to Culinary Art & Gourmet Tastes, and feel free to join us unless you've already done so...
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popkaren says:

thanks for the recipe, just finished making it :)
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JorgeBrazil  Pro User  says:

Hi... what is all purpose flour? Wheat?
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Patricia Scarpin  Pro User  says:

Your photo collage is absolutely beautiful! And the banana bread looks yummy.
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Celina =)  Pro User  says:

Great collage by the way...
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kmrphotography  Pro User  says:

I love how you put this collage together. I am trying to put together a cookbook for my two daughters of all my favorite recipes, and this looks like a great way to incorporate photos!
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Marianna_  Pro User  says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Bread lovers/Amanti del pane, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
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StephA/seenonflickr  Pro User  says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called look what I saw on Flickr!, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
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