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Banana Bread
Overripe bananas transformed by the gentlest possible mixing.
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The Chemistry in This Bake
Folding wet into dry ingredients "just until combined" — overmixing develops gluten the same way over-agitation can shear a fragile biomolecule.
Learn the full technique →Ingredients
- Very ripe bananas
- All-purpose flour
- Baking soda
- Salt
- Butter
- Brown sugar
- Egg
- Vanilla extract
Method
Mash the bananas until mostly smooth.
Cream butter and brown sugar, then beat in the egg, vanilla, and mashed banana.
Whisk flour, baking soda, and salt together in a separate bowl.
Fold the dry ingredients into the wet mixture just until no flour streaks remain.
Pour into a greased loaf pan and bake at 175 °C for 55-60 minutes.
Cool in the pan for 10 minutes before turning out onto a rack.