Hi everyone and welcome back. Now today I have another recipe tutorial for you as
part of our quick bread series. And today we are learning how to make classic
banana bread. Now if you are new to the series and are interested in watching
all of the videos I will leave the link below for the playlist because each
video does build on each other. Now to make our banana bread we are going to be
using the mixing method that we learned in our last lesson which is the muffin
mixing method. Now this mixing method is a quick bread mixing method that is used
to make quick loaf breads like banana bread and zucchini bread as well as
muffins, corn bread, and things like pancakes and waffles. This mixing method
it's going to keep our banana bread really moist and tender and it is such
an easy process. So let's go ahead and dive into the recipe. Now before we get
started I want to emphasize how important it is to use really ripe
bananas to make the best banana bread. You want them to be turning black like
the ones you see here and very soft in texture. Very ripe bananas are going to
have the most concentrated banana flavor. But if you don't have ripe bananas you
can ripen them in the oven and I have detailed instructions on how to do that
in the written recipe which is linked in the description box. Now let's get setup
with all of our ingredients and equipment which is also known as our
mise en place. You will need very little equipment for this recipe just a whisk, a
rubber spatula, and a fork to mash the bananas with. You will also need a loaf
pan that is sprayed with nonstick spray or you can line it with parchment paper.
I prefer to line mine with parchment paper and you can see here the way I cut
the paper so that it lays nicely in the pan. This makes for a really easy way to
pull the loaf out of the pan once it's cooked and the pan is much easier to
clean this way. You will also need to pre-heat your oven to 350 degrees
Fahrenheit before starting your batter.
For our dry ingredients you will need 1 and 3/4 cup all-purpose flour, 3/4 of a
cup of granulated sugar, 1/2 TSP of salt, and 2 teaspoons of baking powder. For our
wet ingredient line up you will need 4 medium size or 3 large size bananas, a
half cup of oil or melted butter, and 2 large eggs there are also 2 optional
ingredients which only serve to add flavor to your banana bread and the
first is one and a half teaspoons of ground cinnamon which is going into our
dry ingredients as well as one tablespoon of vanilla extract which will
go in with our wet ingredients. Now to start our banana bread we are going to
combine all of our dry ingredients together in one large mixing bowl. So add
the flour, the granulated sugar, the salt, baking powder, and ground cinnamon into
the bowl and whisk all of these together until they are well combined and set
that bowl aside. Next we are going to mix all of our wet ingredients together in a
separate bowl. So start by peeling and mashing your bananas. Now you're going to
need about one and a half cups of mashed banana for this recipe and if you want
to be really accurate you can go ahead and measure that out after you've mashed
them but banana bread is very forgiving and if you have slightly more
or slightly less banana it's going to work out just fine.
I like to leave my bananas just slightly chunky as it gets a little bit of
texture to the bread but you can mash them as much or as little as you like.
Next add the eggs, the butter or oil, and the vanilla
extract if you are using it into your mixing bowl. Whisk all of the wet
ingredients together until they are well combined.
Now our next step is to pour our wet ingredients into the dry ingredients. Go
ahead and switch to a rubber spatula for this step to avoid overmixing your
batter. Stir the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients until they are just
combined. This shouldn't take longer than about 20 to 30 seconds and you really
don't want to over mix your batter here or you will get a tough and dry banana
bread. Now you could also fold in any add-ins that you want to add to your
bread at this stage things like chocolate chips or toasted pecans or
walnuts would all be great addition. Pour your batter into your prepared loaf pan
and bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for about 55 to 65 minutes or until a tester
comes out with moist crumbs. Once the bread is baked carefully remove it from
the pan and transfer it onto a cooling rack to cool completely. This banana
bread is incredibly moist and tender and full of flavor and I know you are just
going to love it. Now I hope you enjoyed that recipe tutorial and if you did, make
sure you give it a thumbs up. In our next video we will be diving into the next
mixing method in our quick bread series which is the biscuit mixing method and
I'm sure you can guess what we will be learning how to make with that method.
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