Best Banana Bread Recipe

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Step 2

Grease or butter a 9x5" loaf pan, set aside. You can also line the loaf pan with parchment paper then grease.

Step 3

Mash the bananas together in a large bowl.

Step 4

Then, add melted butter, eggs and vanilla to the mashed bananas and stir to combine.

Step 5

Add granulated sugar and brown sugar to the banana mixture. Stir until the sugar is dissolved.

Step 6

Next, add the flour, baking powder, baking soda, sea salt and cinnamon and stir until combined.

Step 7

Pour batter into prepared loaf pan.

Step 8

Bake the banana bread on the lower rack in the preheated oven for 55-60 minutes, or until the top is golden brown and a toothpick or cake tester inserted in the center of the bread comes out clean or with a few moist crumbs.

Step 9

Let the banana bread cool in the loaf pan on a wire rack for at least 1 hour and up to overnight.

Step 10

Use a knife to release the sides of the bread from the pan.

Step 11

Remove the banana bread from the loaf pan and transfer it to a cooling rack to let it cool completely.