Sunday, October 11, 2009

The BEST Moist Banana Bread Recipe (Melt in Your Mouth Bakery Style Banana Bread!)

This is not a very good picture of this bread AT ALL, my camera is having issues at the moment but you better believe I'll be making this bread again next week with some better pics : )
Bakery Style Banana Bread

Ok...now I posted one of my favorite recipes for banana bread a few weeks ago called Moist Old Fashioned Banana Bread



Well one of my readers sent me this email and banana bread recipe that has completely converted me over to this recipe! Now don't get me wrong, I still love me some old school banana bread but this moist banana bread recipe taste just like the kind you get from a bakery; super soft, moist, light & dense all at the same time! The banana flavor is incredible and the freezer tip really does make this banana bread out of this world moist!

Hello Monique,

I made your old fashioned banana bread & it is truly is old fashioned! I mean that in a good way. It taste exactly the way I remember my mother making it. I will for sure be adding this recipe to my family cookbook for when I am craving some good old fashion banana bread.

However I do believe I hold the recipe to the best banana bread of all time (smile) It comes from my neighbor who made me a batch of this bread when I was under the weather. I've tasted and made plenty of banana breads in my day, and this recipe is by far the BEST banana bread ever. I promise! Everyone who I have made this bread for says it's the best, even a local bakery with a trained baker begged me for this recipe!

I would love for you to give it a try when you have time and if you like it, feel free to share it with your readers. I am 61 and love your blog and have been reading since I found it on google! I guess I still have some diva in me. Thanks so much for sharing your recipes. They are so delicious and I love seeing more young women getting into scratch-made cooking!

Frances A. Maybin

Yall this bread is soooo freakin good!! I couldn't wait to make it. Have I ever told you guys that I LOVE getting emails and recipes from you all??? Well I do! They always make me smile. There was no way I could keep this gem of a recipe from yall. You be the judge...is it the BEST banana bread you've ever had???? Imma have to say YES!!! You have a winner here Ms. Frances and I am so glad you shared your recipe with me!!! *hugs & kisses*

Ingredients
1 1/2 cups very riped bananas, mashed
2 teaspoons lemon juice
3 cups flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) butter, softened
2 1/8 cups sugar
3 large eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 1/2 cups buttermilk

Preheat Oven to 275 (yes that's correct : )



Step 1.) Mash up bananas really good with a fork and mix in lemon juice. Set aside.


Step 2.) In a medium bowl, sift together flour, baking soda & salt. Set aside.





Step 3.) In a large bowl, cream butter & sugar until fluffy.



Step 4.) Add in eggs, one at a time & then add in vanilla



Step 5.) Beat in the flour mixture alternating it with the buttermilk.



Step 6.) Stir in the banana mixture
Step 7.)Pour batter into two greased & flour loaf pans & bake in oven for 45 minutes to 1 hour or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.


Step 8.) Remove from oven and place directly into freezer to cool for about 20-30 minutes. This will make the bread incredibly moist.


Step 9.) Store in an airtight container. (I keep it in the refrigerator)

Enjoy with a dollop of cool whip!! Yumm!

28 comments:

  1. This is THE BEST BANANA BREAD ever!!! Is is so moist and flavorful. I can't tell you how many times I returned to the kitchen to pick off a little piece here and there and now the whole loaf is gone.I added nuts to mine. I wrapped the other loaf in 10 layers of seran wrap in hopes of keeping my kids (and myself out of it) When I woke up my teenager and her friends had devour the other loaf. I can't believe I actually made such a delicious bread! It really is bakery quality. I'll be making this when my mother in law comes up for Thanksgiving since she thinks I can't cook or bake. Thanks so much Monique! I LOVE your recipes. I have yet to make anything from your site that didn't turn out delicious!!!

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  2. I cant tell you how many banana bread recipes I've tried, all absolutely failing, tooo moist, too dry, not enough flavor, but this makes up for it all..I've made this three tiems since you posted it. Since I have picky eaters in my house I used different things each time, one banana, peach, and then my last batch I made with sweet potatoes.. my daughter loves it.

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  3. hi Monique, I just made your Frappachino recipe and it was great. one question, what if I only i have 1 baking pan, can o sit the mixture aside and then once the first batch is made, just make the second one? will leaving the mixture in the fridge change the taste?

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  4. Thanks ladies!!

    Ms. the bread should be fine sitting for an hour while the other bake. I've just left it sitting on the counter once when I couldn't fine my other loaf pan and it still tasted great. I've also used muffin pans and a bundt pan with this recipe.

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  5. ok i can't stop making this bread.. along with the other three tiems, now I've made it in cranberry, blueberry, and apple.. this bread is the best. I made them all in muffins adn jsut freeze them for my daughter.

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  6. OK. I need some help here. I have made several receipes from this site and they are really good. But this one just wouldn't come out right. I followed the directions to a t. My bread came out ucky towards the bottom like it wasn't done. I even cooked it a little longer, then I turned it up 5 degrees. I don't know what happened. HELP.

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  7. This gets a "Oh yes ma'am!" from me! I made this with the left over bananas we had from making banana pudding for thanksgiving and i am soooo happy I made this recipe. It is everything you think it is and more. I plan to make this again soon.

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  8. This bread was excellent!! It is different than what one may consider traditional or old fashioned banana bread cause this bakery version is supermoist. I love it!!!

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  9. I'm a little confused. Does it matter if the butter is salted or unsalted?

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  10. Always use unsalted butter, unless a recipe says to use salted. Personally I have never ran across a recipe calling for salted butter.

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  11. thanks Diva! I'm making this right now as we "speak" lol

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  12. This was a hit at my daughters bake sale. Thanks for sharing this great receipe!

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  13. This bread was amazing. Even my sister and her children, who are super picky, loved it. She ended up hiding it from them so she would have some for lunch the next day. I'll be using this recipe from now on!

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  14. About the salted vs. unsalted butter, I always use salted butter unless the recipe calls specifically for unsalted butter. I haven't had any problems (including with this recipe).

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  15. I've been reading your blog for a while now but this is my first time making one of your recipes. I just made this banana bread and after trying many recipes that were either too dense, not sweet enough, no flavor, etc, this bread is absolutely PERFECT! I didn't think it would have much banana flavor since most other recipes I've used call for twice as much but baaaaby, it was very, very good, and the banana flavor shined through. While I'm tempted to add a hint of cinnamon and nutmeg and/or a streusel topping, I don't want to tamper with this perfection. I did have to bake the bread a little longer than what you suggested but it produced a delicious bread - everyone's oven is different. Thanks for sharing this awesome recipe! My quest for "my" banana bread is over. Looking forward to trying more of your recipes!

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  16. I'm a guy and I stumbled onto one of your vids on youtube. I normally never cook, but I decided to make something sweet for the wife since she always does all the cooking. I don't know what the hell I did wrong, but it was a disaster. The batter looked good when I put it in the pan, but after 45 minutes at 275 the batter was still as wet as when I put it in the oven. Most of the batter boiled over to the bottom of the oven. I WILL NEVER BAKE AGAIN!!!

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  17. oh my!! Anonymous yes you WILL bake again!!! If I have to call you up and we go step by step you gonna bake again honey!! Send me an email!!

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  18. Looks sooo ummy!! All I have is margarine on hand.... will his work in place of the butter?

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  19. Wow! This Banana Bread is Very good and moist. I used bananas that I had frozen with the peel still on for the first time & this bread turned out Great! I also topped my bread with my Cinnamon Pecan Topping & my family thought it was a winner! This was my 1st time on your site & I have already signed on.
    Thanks, Diva

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  20. ALMOST A COMPLETE DISASTER

    i had the same problem that the gentleman above had (about 4 posts ago). everything looked great when i put the two pans in the oven, but 45 minutes later, i opened the oven to find that the batter was almost as wet as when i put it in! also, some of the batter had begun to overflow onto the floor of my oven--which caused smoke and a burnt smell throughout the kitchen! YIKES!

    i only made 2 small changes to the recipe:

    1) i used butter-flavored crisco instead of butter

    2) i didn't have any buttermilk, so i used plain milk with 1.5 teaspoons of vinegar added to it (i found this tip online over and over again as a substitute for buttermilk--which is supoosed to work especially well in baking)

    besides those changes, i followed the recipe to a T. so i don't know what happened (other than i should have used a bigger pan to avoid the overflowing of batter)

    i was almost ready to give up by the time i cleaned out my oven and looked over at the goopy, sloppy batter in my 2 loaf pans. Nonetheless, I greased and floured a 13x9 cake pan and poured all the batter from the two loaf pans into it. i preheated the oven to 350 this time (instead of 275), then baked it for 25 minutes. i took it out of the oven and immediately placed it in the freezer for 30 minutes to cool, as instructed.

    it was GOOD! very moist and yummy!!! i'm so glad i was able to save the day after ruining it so terribly! thank you, ms. cooking diva, for sharing this recipe!

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    1. mine was liquid both times after an hour, so I baked them for 2 hours. no overflow.
      best banana bread ever. I added chocolate chips at the kids request.

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  21. I've just made this recipe and it came out perfect. I made three medium size loaves and cooked the bread for 1 hour 10 minutes (I have a small air oven and cooked all three loaves at once.) The bread isn't to my liking as the banana flavor is very strong and I'm not too keen on bananas but I baked the bread to give away and now I have great gifts! Thanks!

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  22. What is the freezing tip, mentioned in the paragraph before the actual recipe?

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  23. Hi,
    Wow, I have used so many receipes from your site, thank you for being so wise beyond your years..I do not know you...however, I guess it is from the Good Lord above..Today, I came home from church and needed a dessert for my family, I seen this receipe and I am baking it as I type...I will update when complete..May God Bless and keep you and your family..

    Barbara

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  24. Update: All I say about the banana bread receipe is that it will be the only banana bread receipe that I will make from this day forth. BTW-It was complete with freezing and all about 2:30p and it is 8:22p Eastern Time, and it is gone...I used a 10x5 pan something like that, did not measure, it still came out beautiful..Thanks DIVAS and especially Monique

    Barbara

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  25. This recipe is outrageouly delicious. I love it. I honestly think this is the best banana bread I've ever had.

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  26. This recipe is great!! The banana taste wasn't as strong as I would like, but I believe I may have used too much flour or my bananas weren't ripe enough. Next time, I will purchase riper bananas & I may add some banana flavoring instead of lemon juice. The texture of the bread left me speechless!! It practically melts in your mouth. With a few tweaks here & there, I will be making this recipe again :)

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  27. Well I must have done something terribly wrong! After an hour my loads are still liquid! I even measured, which I never do!

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