Mark Bittman's Banana Bread
photo by Lavender Lynn
- Ready In:
- 1hr 10mins
- Ingredients:
- 10
- Yields:
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1 loaf
ingredients
- 1 1⁄2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1⁄2 cup whole wheat flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking powder
- 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature (one stick)
- 3⁄4 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 3 medium bananas, ripe, peeled and mashed with a fork (about 1 cup)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1⁄2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips (optional)
directions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9″x5″ loaf pan.
- In a medium bowl, mix together the flours, salt, and baking powder; set aside.
- With an electric mixer, cream the butter with the sugar, then slowly beat in the eggs, bananas, and vanilla.
- Slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and beat just until combined (do not mix it up too much), being sure to scrape down the edges of the bowl a few times. Gently fold in the chocolate chips (if using).
- Pour the batter into the loaf pan and bake for 45 to 60 minutes (mine takes about 55 minutes), until nicely browned.
- A toothpick inserted into the center of the bread will come out fairly clean when it is done, but because of the bananas this bread will remain moister than most.
- Cool on a rack for 15 minutes before removing from the pan.
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Reviews
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My comment is more of a question- since the omitted ingredients of 1/2 cup chopped walnuts and 1/2 cup unsweetened desiccated coconut have been omitted from the original Mark Bittman recipe, it's probably no longer safe to assume he would still refer to this "safe for the little kids" chocolate chip version as "the ultimate"... ?
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This is not your usual banana bread: you may love it or hate it. It's very light in both color and texture, despite the whole wheat flour, and a little on the dry side; we're used to banana bread that is dark, moist, and dense. There's still a nice banana flavor with a hint, not an avalanche, of sweetness, although there's also a little baking-powder saltiness in the first bite. People who like soda bread in general will rave about this! Made for PAC.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Greeny4444
Broomfield, Colorado
I am an active lady, and I am not the top chef in the world, but I can hold my own. I love making things that remind me of when I was little, I love trying out new recipes, and I love learning new things to cook. Most of the recipes I post are recipes I loved that I found online, but that I have tweaked just a bit. I do have some family recipes on here too. I love to bake, probably more than anything else in the kitchen. I love to bike ride. I like to read, travel, kayak (I've only been twice, but I loved it), hike, camp, basically any outdoorsy/active stuff.?