Best Banana Bread Ever
"I have made many banana bread recipes over the years....but this is BY FAR the BEST EVER!!! I think it must be the sour cream...it makes it so moist and yummy! I usually triple the recipe so I end up with 6 loaves - my neighbors/friends always want a loaf or two!"
photo by Marg (CaymanDesigns)
- Ready In:
- 1hr 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Yields:
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2 loaves
ingredients
- 1⁄2 cup shortening
- 1 1⁄2 cups white sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup mashed banana (3 - 4)
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 cups flour
- 1⁄2 cup sour cream
- 1⁄4 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
directions
- Cream shortening and add sugar gradually, mix in eggs and banana.
- In a separate bowl sift the dry ingredients together and add them to the creamed mixture.
- Then add the milk, sour cream and vanilla& mix till combined.
- Grease 1 bundt pan or 2 bread pans, pour in batter and bake for 1 hour (or until done) at 350°F.
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Reviews
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I made mine in a 10 cup bundt pan. Turned out quite nice,the most you will get is 2 medium loaf pans,or 3 small. -
Lovely banana flavor. I took Jan T advice and only used 1/4 tsp of baking soda and it came out fine. The sour cream is what gives this loaf its great taste. Will make this again with nut and chocolate chips. -
SooooooGood!!! I thought I had a good banana bread recipe,but this is better,very moist and light,must be the sour cream. Not at all difficult to make. Baked it in a Bundt pan(looked a little more fancy)served it plain with some ice cream. My significant other also commented that it was very light. Thanks City Gurl!!!
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most awesome bread! very easy to make. I'll never make any other bread. EVERYONE loved it. I can't keep around -
This was wonderful! I followed the recipe exactly and I had no problems whatsoever with a soda taste. I found it to be getting quite brown around the 1/2 hour mark so I covered with foil until the hour was up. I really hesitated to take a star away, as this was moist & delicious, but I did because I got only 1, not 2 loaves from this recipe???? I had two loaf pans all ready to go but when I went to divide the batter there was just no way...it filled one pan nicely. This recipe otherwise would have gotten 5 stars from me all the way and I will certainly still be making this again & again...just will double in the future if I want more than one loaf! Thanks:)
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Very good, easy recipe. I made two batches, one for my regular loaf pan and the other one I made muffins, added walnuts - YUMMY!!! -
This recipe was cut in half and I baked two loaves using a mini loaf pan. I used solid coconut oil for the shortening and coconut milk instead of cow's milk. Pastry flour for all purpose flour. Whole milk plain yogurt for sour cream. Moist and delicious; not an overpowering taste of banana. Since I baked smaller loaves they were done in about 40 minutes. Set aside to cool in the pans on a wire rack for 15 minutes. Prepared for Best of 2015.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
City_Gurl
Canada
I grew up in Toronto with my Mom, she loved to cook so I guess I come by my love of cooking naturally! Being a single Mom she had to work alot so I started helping in the kitchen at a young age.
Now I am married to an Amazing Man and Mom of FOUR and spend more time in the kitchen then I care to admit....although I am not complaining, I actually love it!
