Banana Bread Variations: A Tasty Base
A simple banana bread base is the beginning of many delicious treats. You can make it in multiple formats and flex it into a number of different treats, including peanut-butter frosted cupcakes and tres leches cakes.
Recipe Ingredients
- - 3 overripe bananas
- - 1 cup sugar
- - 1/2 cup neutral oil (sunflower/vegetable/canola)
- - 2 eggs
- - 1 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- - 1 teaspoon baking soda
- - 1/2 teaspoon salt
Recipe Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit
- Mash the bananas with the sugar using a whisk or an eclectic mixer. The mixture should be runny but can still be a bit chunky. Next, mix in the oil followed by the eggs, mixing until everything comes together.
- In a separate bowl, measure out the flour, baking soda, salt, and whisk briefly to distribute the soda and salt evenly.
- Add the flour mix to the banana mix and stir until the mixture comes together and there are no more visible streaks of flour. It is OK if the mixture is a bit lumpy.
Bake Times:
- To bake in a loaf pan: Spray the loaf pan with non-stick spray and fill about ⅔ of the way with the banana bread batter. Bake for 35-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- To bake in a cake round or rectangle dish: Spray the cake round pan or rectangle dish with non-stick spray and fill just over halfway with the banana bread batter. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
- To bake in a muffin tin: Spray muffin tin with non-stick spray or line with muffin/cupcake baking papers. Fill about 2/3 full with the banana bread batter. Bake for 15-17 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.