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A golden brown loaf of banana bread on a board with three slices cut

Banana Bread

A classic one-bowl banana bread made with brown bananas, melted butter, sugar, an egg, vanilla, baking soda and flour, baked at 350°F.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Course Bread
Cuisine American
Servings 8 slices
Calories 276 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 3 bananas brown; mash before mixing
  • 1/3 cup butter melted
  • 1/2 to 1 cup sugar use the amount you prefer
  • 1 egg whisked with a fork
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1 1/2 cups flour

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 350°F and grease a bread pan that is approximately 9 x 4 x 4 inches.
  • Mash the brown bananas. Mix them by hand in a bowl with the melted butter, sugar, fork-whisked egg, vanilla, baking soda, salt and flour until well incorporated.
  • Pour the batter into the greased bread pan.
  • Bake for 50 minutes to 1 hour. Begin checking at about 50 minutes. The bread is done when it is browned and a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean.
  • Cool the bread on a cooling rack.

Notes

Cool the loaf completely before wrapping. Wrapped tightly, it keeps up to 4 days at room temperature or up to a week in the refrigerator.

Nutrition

Serving: 1servingCalories: 276kcalCarbohydrates: 46.9gProtein: 3.8gFat: 8.6gSodium: 205mgFiber: 1.8gSugar: 24.3g
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