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Banana Banana Bread

Name: Banana Banana Bread
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 2 min 30 s
Total time: 1 h 17 min 30 s
Yield: 10 servings
Cuisine: western
Ingredients: All purpose flour; baking soda; Salt; butter; brown sugar; Egg; Asian very ripe Bananas

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10 Steps Total

Preparation

00:00:33

Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C).

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Preheat fully before baking

otherwise, the bread will bake unevenly and fail to rise properly

Tools:oven

Preparation

00:00:37

Lightly grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan with softened butter.

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Grease all corners thoroughly

otherwise, the baked loaf will stick to the pan when inverted

Ingredients:butter

Tools:loaf pan

Preparation

00:00:45

In a large bowl, combine 2 cups all-purpose flour, 1 tsp baking soda, and 0.25 tsp salt; whisk together until uniformly mixed.

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Whisk baking soda and salt completely into the flour

otherwise, localized pockets of soda will leave bitter spots in the bread

Ingredients:All purpose flour (2 cup)baking soda (1 tsp)Salt (0.25 tsp)

Tools:mixing bowlwhisk

Active Cooking

00:01:05

In a separate bowl, add 0.5 cup softened butter and 0.75 cup brown sugar; cream together using an electric mixer until thoroughly combined.

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Butter must be soft room-temperature

cold butter will form hard lumps that will not combine with sugar

Ingredients:butter (0.5 cup)brown sugar (0.75 cup)

Tools:mixing bowlhand mixer

Active Cooking

00:01:15

warningStay safe

Wash hands thoroughly with soap after handling raw eggs to prevent bacterial contamination.

Beat 2 eggs in a small bowl, pour into the creamed butter mixture, and beat with the hand mixer until light and blended.

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Beat eggs briefly before adding

otherwise, they may split or curdle the butter mixture

Ingredients:Egg (2 piece)

Tools:forkhand mixer

Active Cooking

00:01:32

Peel and mash 4 to 5 overripe bananas with a fork to yield 2.33 cups of mashed banana, then scrape into the wet butter-egg mixture and stir until blended.

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Use heavily spotted overripe bananas

pale yellow bananas lack the sugar and aroma required for deep flavor

Ingredients:Asian very ripe Bananas (2.33 cup)

Tools:forkspatula

Active Cooking

00:02:05

Pour the wet banana mixture into the bowl containing the dry flour mixture, fold with a spatula just until moistened and no dry flour remains.

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Mix just until flour disappears

overmixing develops gluten and makes the finished banana bread tough and gummy

Ingredients:All purpose flourAsian very ripe Bananas

Tools:spatula

Active Cooking

00:02:29

Pour the banana bread batter into the greased loaf pan and smooth the top surface evenly with your spatula.

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Spread batter evenly into pan corners so the loaf bakes uniformly across its length.

Tools:spatulaloaf pan

Active Cooking

00:02:48

warningStay safe

Use heat-resistant oven mitts when handling hot pans to prevent severe burns.

Place the pan in the preheated oven at 350°F (175°C) and bake for 60 to 65 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out completely clean.

local_fire_department350°F (175°C), 60 to 65 minutes

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Test center with a toothpick before taking out

if wet batter clings to it, bake for 5 more minutes

Tools:toothpickovenoven mitts

Waiting Time

00:03:03

Let the banana bread cool inside the loaf pan for 10 minutes, turn it out onto a wire cooling rack to cool completely, then slice and serve.

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Cool in pan full 10 minutes before unmolding