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Easy Banana Bread

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour
Servings: 8

Ingredients
 

  • Unsalted butter, for greasing
  • 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour, plus more for greasing
  • 1 teaspoons salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 ¼ cups sugar
  • 2 large eggs, room temperature
  • ½ cup vegetable oil
  • cup water
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 9 ounces mashed banana, about 3 medium sized bananas

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 350-degrees and grease a 9”x5” loaf pan with butter and flour.
  • In a medium-sized bowl, whisk the flour, salt, cinnamon and baking soda until well combined.
  • In a large bowl, whisk the eggs, oil, water and vanilla until all ingredients are emulsified and well combined.
  • Add the sugar, banana and whisk to combine.
  • Dump the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and mix, until just combined.
  • Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan and bake until a toothpick comes out clean when inserted in the center, for 55-65 minutes.
  • Let cool on a rack for 20 minutes before carefully removing the loaf from the pan; cool completely.
  • Wrap well in aluminum foil and store, at room temperature, for up to 5 days.
Course: Breakfast, Dessert
Author: Anthony Michael Contrino