Banana Bread Recipe
Moist and fluffy banana bread made with sour cream for perfect texture. Simple, sweet, and ready to customize.
Equipment
- - Loaf pan
- Stand or hand mixer
- Mixing bowls
- Measuring cups
Ingredients
- #### Wet Ingredients
- - ½ cup unsalted butter softened
- - ½ cup brown sugar
- - ½ cup white sugar
- - 2 eggs
- - 2 tsp vanilla extract
- - 1 cup mashed ripe bananas about 2½ bananas
- - ½ cup sour cream
- #### Dry Ingredients
- - 1 cup all-purpose flour
- - ½ cup oat flour or blended oats
- - 1 tsp baking soda
- - 1½ tsp baking powder
- - ¾ tsp salt
- - Optional:
- - ¼ tsp cinnamon
- - ⅛ tsp nutmeg
- - ⅛ tsp cloves
- - ½–¾ cup chopped nuts
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease or line a 9×5-inch loaf pan.
- Cream butter, brown sugar, and white sugar until fluffy.
- Add eggs, vanilla, and mashed banana. Mix well.
- Stir in flour, oat flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and optional spices.
- Gently fold in sour cream and nuts, if using.
- Pour into pan and bake 55–65 min. Test with toothpick.
- Cool before slicing. Serve warm or at room temp.
Notes
- No sour cream? Use Greek yogurt.
- Swap oat flour for all-purpose if needed.
- Freeze in slices for quick snacks.
- Swap oat flour for all-purpose if needed.
- Freeze in slices for quick snacks.