Easy banana bread recipe

This banana bread recipe is easy, fast and delicious! Banana bread is a must in our household and you can bet, whenever I make it... it does not last! This recipe is also extremely easy as well! You can mix everything in one bowl and change up the amount of sugar and bananas if you like! Melted butter adds a great flavor so be sure not to miss that part! 

You can add whatever you like to this bread recipe! Toss in a cup of chopped nuts, raisins or chocolate chips if you want! You can also pour the batter into muffin tins to make muffins instead! The possibilities are endless!

Here is what you need for this amazing bread recipe:

2-3 very ripe bananas, peeled.

1/3 cup of melted butter

1 tsp of baking soda

Pinch of salt

3/4 cup of sugar (1/2 cup if you want less sweet, 1 cup if you want more sweet)

1 large egg, beaten

1 tsp of pure vanilla extract

11/2 cups of all-purpose flour

Directions

Preheat the oven go 350 degrees Fahrenheit (175 Degrees Celsius), and butter a 4 X 8 inch loaf pan.

In a mixing bowl, mash the ripe bananas with a fork until completely smooth. I used a separate bowl and then added the banana to the bowl of my stand mixer. Melt the butter and add to the bananas. I used the same bowl I mashed the bananas in for this.

Mix in the baking soda and salt. Then you'll want to stir in the sugar, beaten egg and vanilla extract. Lastly, gradually mix the flour in until no large lumps are present (little ones are alright, be sure not to over mix)

Pour your batter into your prepared loaf pan. Bake for 50 minutes to 1 hour at 350 degrees Fahrenheit, or until a tester inserted into the center comes out clean.

Remove from the over and cool completely on a rack. Remove your banana bread from the pan and slice and serve. A bread knife works well for this step, it makes it so your slices aren't crumbly! Enjoy! This recipe can be frozen for 3-6 months. We use a food saver vacuum sealer and have had bread last well over six months. I will sometimes double or triple the batch and freeze a few loaves for later. I just pop the frozen bread out of the freezer and put it into the fridge to thaw overnight. Also, don't forget to label your bread if you are freezing some for later.