HOMEMADE BANANA BREAD RECIPES

For the best, most flavorful homemade banana bread, the bananas need to be ripe — overripe, brown and speckled is even better. Nuts and chocolate chips are completely optional for this. A note on pan size: We use a 8 1/2- by 4 1/2-inch loaf pan; if you only have a 9- by 5-inch pan, start checking for doneness 5 to 10 minutes earlier.

Provided by Adam and Joanne Gallagher

Total Time 1 hours 15 minutes

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 1 hours 0 minutes

Yield Makes 1 loaf, approximately 10 slices

Number Of Ingredients 11

• Ingredients

Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 1 slice, Calories 258, ProteinContent 4 g, CarbohydrateContent 39 g, FiberContent 1 g, SugarContent 20 g, FatContent 10 g, SaturatedFatContent 6 g, CholesterolContent 61 mg

When I checked out the ingredients for the Banana Nut Bread Loaf—the most popular baked item at Bob Evans Farms—I was surprised to discover that the banana bread has very little real banana in it. In fact, banana is the second-to-last ingredient, just before water. So the banana taste in the loaf appears to come from artificial banana flavoring. But I have to assume that there was once a time when these delicious loaves were made with more real banana, and with real butter instead of the less expensive margarine that is used in the loaves today. And that’s how I crafted this clone. This upgraded recipe calls for old-school wholesome ingredients, and it produces a moist, delicious banana bread loaf that tastes like the real thing—and maybe even a little bit better. So if you like Bob Evans Banana Nut Bread Loaf, you'll love this new recipe hack. Making bread is fun, right? Find more of my copycat recipes for famous bread here. 

Provided by Todd Wilbur

Cook Time 2 hours 0 minutes0S

• Ingredients

Nutrition Facts : Calories 161 calories