Chef John'S Banana Bread
Ingredients
- cooking spray ⓘ
- 2 cups all-purpose flour ⓘ
- 1 teaspoon salt ⓘ
- 1 teaspoon baking powder ⓘ
- 1 teaspoon baking soda ⓘ
- 1/2 cup butter, softened ⓘ
- 3 ripe bananas, mashed ⓘ
- 1 cup white sugar ⓘ
- 2 large eggs ⓘ
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract ⓘ
- 1 tablespoon milk ⓘ
- 1 cup chopped walnuts ⓘ
- 1/3 cup semisweet chocolate chips ⓘ
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Coat a 9x4-inch loaf pan with cooking spray.
- Whisk flour, salt, baking powder, and baking soda together in a bowl.
- Beat butter and sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth. Add mashed bananas and beat until combined. Beat eggs into the butter mixture one at a time, fully blending each egg before adding the next. Stir vanilla extract and milk into the mixture.
- Stir chopped walnuts, chocolate chips, and flour mixture into banana mixture until just incorporated.
- Pour batter into the prepared loaf pan. Tap pan on the counter to release any air pockets.
- Bake in preheated oven for about 1 hour 10 minutes, or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
- Let the bread rest in the pan for 15-20 minutes; remove from pan, slice, and serve.
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
1209
kcal
60% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).