Beth's Ultimate Banana Bread Recipe

all-purpose flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

More nutritious option.

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Lower in saturated fat.

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Natural sweetener.

Prepare a 9 by 13 loaf pan with baking spray and set aside.

In a large bowl, mix together 2 1/2 cups of flour, 1 1/2 teaspoons of salt, and 2 teaspoons of baking soda. Whisk and set aside.

Mash 3 ripe bananas using a potato masher or fork until nice and mashed.

Add 3 eggs, 1/2 cup of sugar, 1 tablespoon of vanilla, 3/4 cup of canola oil or vegetable oil, and 1/4 cup of water to the mashed bananas. Whisk until combined.

Gently stir the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until just combined, being careful not to overstir.

Add 1/2 cup of chopped pecans and 1/2 cup of chopped bittersweet chocolate to the batter and stir until mixed.

Transfer the batter into the prepared loaf pan and smooth it out with a spatula.

Bake at 350 degrees for at least 55 minutes, checking for doneness with a skewer.

If the bread is browning too much but not baked through, cover with tinfoil for the last 10 minutes of baking.

Once cool enough to handle, free the bread from the sides of the pan, invert it onto a cooling rack, and let it cool completely before slicing.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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