Banana Bread

Name: Banana Bread
Yield: Makes 1 loaf
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups (7½ ounces), all-purpose flour; 1 1/4 teaspoons, baking soda; 3/4 teaspoon, table salt; 2 1/2 cups mashed very ripe, bananas (about 5 bananas); 1 cup packed (7 ounces), dark brown sugar; 10 tablespoons, unsalted butter, melted and cooled slightly; 2 , large eggs; 2 tablespoons, granulated sugar

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Appears in Cook's Country October/November 2020

Desserts or Baked Goods

Fruit

Make Ahead

Breads

SERVESMakes 1 loaf

TIME1½ hours, plus 1 hour cooling

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

We wanted a dead simple recipe for banana bread that was big on banana flavor and that wasn't really “bready” at all. We were after a slice that was tender, moist, buttery, just the right amount of sweet, and (most important) heavy with the...

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