Simple, Lightly Sweetened Banana Bread

Simple, Lightly Sweetened Banana Bread

This is a simple, lightly sweetened dairy-free banana bread recipe using ripe bananas.

Simple, lightly sweetened banana bread made with ripe bananas, perfect for a dairy-free treat.

12 servings

~2 hrs

Ingredients

  • ripe bananas, peeled3
  • large eggs2
  • brown sugar, or white sugar60 g
  • neutral oil, such as avocado or canola65 g
  • vanilla extract optional5 g
  • all-purpose flour220 g
  • baking powder4 g
  • baking soda2.5 g
  • fine salt3 g
  • cinnamon optional2 g

Instructions

  1. Prepare oven and pan

    Heat the oven to 350°F / 175°C, conventional setting. Lightly grease the loaf pan and line it with a strip of parchment.

  2. Mash bananas

    Mash the bananas in a large bowl with a fork. A few small lumps are fine.

  3. Mix wet ingredients

    Add the eggs, sugar, oil and vanilla. Whisk with a fork or whisk until combined.

  4. Add dry ingredients

    In another bowl, stir together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. Add to the banana mixture and gently fold until no dry flour remains. Stop there to avoid overmixing.

  5. Bake

    Scrape into the pan and smooth the top. Start checking at 50 minutes; it may take up to 65 minutes. A skewer inserted into the centre should come out with a few moist crumbs but no wet batter. If the top is getting dark before the middle is ready, loosely cover it with foil.

  6. Cool

    Leave in the pan for 10–15 minutes, then lift onto a rack. Let it cool for at least another 30 minutes before slicing.

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