i grew up on my mom's banana bread. it's a great way to use overripe bananas. this recipe was developed from a generic nut bread recipe from her old betty crocker cookbook by both of us making changes along the way.
ingredients
wet mix
- 3 over-ripe bananas [1]
- 1 egg
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup oat milk [2]
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp vanilla
- a pinch of salt to taste
dry mix
- 2.5 cups flour
- 3.5 tsp baking powder
fillings (optional)
- up to .5 cup dark chocolate chips, nuts, dates, what-have-you. [3]
steps
pre-heat oven to 350°F and grease a medium-sized loaf pan. combine wet mix and stir/beat until bananas are mostly mashed but still lumpy. sift in dry mix and stir just until combined. do not over-mix. gently fold in your optional fillings. pour the batter into the loaf pan and bake on a center rack for 55 minutes. once done, let it rest for a couple minutes, then turn it out onto a wire rack to cool.
footnotes
[1] they should have some brown on the outside, maybe 50%, and be soft. don't use if they're rotten.
[2] i don't think the type of milk you use is essential. let me know if you try any others!
[3] neither my mom nor i like nuts in baked goods but maybe you do. that's fine.