Banana Bread Recipe with Self Rising Flour
This is the best banana bread recipe made with overripe bananas, self rising flour and simple ingredients to bake up a simple, delicious and moist (with no extra fats or oils thanks to applesauce) loaf of banana bread. It is a treat for the taste buds.
Servings: 1 Loaf
Calories: 406kcal
Ingredients
- 1 Stick of Salted Butter softened to room temperature ( 8 tablespoons) (can also used melted butter, if desired)
- ¾ cup Light Brown Sugar lightly packed
- 2 Eggs
- 1 teaspoon Pure Vanilla Extract
- 2 cups Self Rising Flour I use White Lily unbleached self-rising flour
- 3 Ripe Bananas peeled and mashed
- ¾ cup Applesauce I used White House All Natural Plus
- ½ cup Pecans chopped (optional)
- 2 tablespoons Granola optional, I used Harvest Farms Organic but any brand will do
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (176°C).
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the butter, light brown sugar, eggs and vanilla extract together using an electric hand mixer.
- Next, add the self rising flour and mix to combine then add the mashed bananas and applesauce. Continue mixing until combined.
- Stir in the chopped pecans.
- Lightly spray a 9x5 loaf pan with non-stick cooking spray and use a rubber spatula to transfer the banana bread batter to the pan.
- Sprinkle the top of the bread mixture with granola then bake for 1 hour until golden brown. (Cooks Note: I use a gas oven and it takes my loaf an hour. If you have a really hot oven then check the bread at 45 minutes.) Use a toothpick to test for doneness.
- Use oven mitts to carefully transfer the hot loaf pan to a wire rack and allow to cool enough to handle. Once cooled turn the bread out onto a sheet of parchment placed on a wire rack and completely cool before slicing.
Notes
Chocolate chips and other spices, such as cinnamon, can be used, if desired to switch up the flavors in your banana bread.
Wrap the cooled loaf in plastic wrap and store at room temperature where it will remain fresh and moist up to one week.
Nutrition
Serving: 1Slice | Calories: 406kcal | Carbohydrates: 56g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 77mg | Sodium: 488mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 26g