🍌 Melt-in-Your-Mouth Banana Bread
🛒 Ingredients
- 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs, beaten
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 ripe bananas, mashed
- ½ cup chopped walnuts (optional)
👩🍳 Instructions
- Preheat oven: Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and flour a 9×5 inch loaf pan.
- Combine dry ingredients: In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
- Cream wet ingredients: In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla extract.
- Combine wet and dry ingredients: Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, alternating with the mashed bananas. Mix until just combined, being careful not to overmix.
- Add nuts (optional): If using, gently fold in the chopped walnuts.
- Bake: Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan. Bake for 50-60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Cool: Let the bread cool in the pan for 10 minutes before transferring it to a wire rack to cool completely.
💡 Optional Glaze
For a sweet glaze, you can mix together powdered sugar, milk, and a touch of vanilla extract. Drizzle over the cooled loaf.