After searching for my mother-in-law’s banana bread recipe without success, I went through allrecipes.com and read through quite a few and landed on Chef John’s version. I don’t care for nuts in mine so I omitted those and the chocolate chips. I did read through the comments to find out that some people upped the vanilla to a full teaspoon. I love vanilla so I used a full teaspoon instead of the 1/4 teaspoon the recipe calls for. Some people added a tsp of cinnamon, nutmeg and even ginger. I did not as I wanted to try the recipe first. I do like cinnamon in baking so I would be game to try that next time.
The recipe came together easily and quickly. I watched the video and quite like the method Chef John used to mix everything with less mess and dishes to wash up. I tamped the pan to get the air out of the batter and ran the spatula down the centre to get a nice loaf line.
Instead of Pam, I buttered and floured my pan. Cooking time and heat were accurate. I covered with tin foil towards the end as I didn’t want the top too dark.
Just enjoying a slice (or two) with my favourite tea, Cream of Earl Grey from The Denman Island Tea Company. Jenny and I love it. You can pick up a cup at Delany’s Coffee or BjornBar Bakery, if you want to give it a try or drop us a line and we will see you there!
Possible Additions for next time:
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon nutmeg
Chef John’s Banana Bread
Ingredients
- cooking spray (I buttered and floured loaf pan)
- 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 (I used a full teaspoon)
- 1 tablespoon milk
- 1 cup chopped walnuts (I omitted)
- 1/3 cup semisweet chocolate chips (I omitted)
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Coat a 9×4-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.
Printed From Allrecipes.com 1/23/2020