Mrs. Brown's Banana Bread
Mrs. Brown's Banana Bread
Ingredients
- 4 bananas, overly ripe
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 3/4 cup butter, softened, cut into pieces
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1 cup chocolate chips, combination of milk and semi-sweet
Instructions
- 1
Preheat your oven to 350°F. Line a loaf pan with parchment paper, allowing the edges to overhang for easy removal. You can use plastic chip clips to secure the parchment paper if desired.
⏱️ 10 min•🌡️ 350
- 2
Peel the overly ripe bananas and place them into a large mixing bowl. Mash the bananas thoroughly with a fork until mostly smooth with a few small lumps remaining. Set aside.
⏱️ 3 min
- 3
In a separate medium mixing bowl, combine the all-purpose flour and baking soda. Mix with a spoon until well combined, then set aside.
⏱️ 2 min
- 4
In another large mixing bowl, add the softened butter. Using an electric hand mixer, cream the butter until light and fluffy.
⏱️ 3 min
- 5
Add the granulated sugar and packed brown sugar to the creamed butter. Continue mixing with the electric hand mixer until well combined and creamy.
⏱️ 2 min
- 6
Add the vanilla extract and crack the eggs into the wet ingredients. Add the sour cream. Mix all the wet ingredients well with the electric hand mixer until fully combined and smooth.
⏱️ 3 min
- 7
Add approximately half of the flour mixture from step 3 to the wet ingredients. Mix on low speed with the electric hand mixer until just partially combined.
⏱️ 1 min
- 8
Add the mashed bananas to the batter. In the remaining flour mixture, toss the chocolate chips to coat them. This helps prevent them from sinking to the bottom of the bread.
⏱️ 2 min
- 9
Add the flour-coated chocolate chips to the main batter. Using a wooden spoon or spatula, gently fold all the ingredients together until just incorporated. Be careful not to overmix.
⏱️ 2 min
- 10
Pour the banana bread batter into the prepared loaf pan. Smooth the top of the batter evenly in the pan.
⏱️ 1 min
- 11
Place the loaf pan into the preheated oven and bake for approximately 45 minutes, or until golden brown and a wooden skewer inserted into the center comes out clean.
⏱️ 45 min•🌡️ 350
- 12
Once baked, carefully remove the loaf pan from the oven. If used, remove the plastic chip clips. Let the banana bread cool in the pan for 10-15 minutes.
⏱️ 15 min
- 13
Carefully lift the banana bread out of the pan using the parchment paper. Transfer it to a cooling rack and allow it to cool completely before slicing and serving (at least 15 minutes).
⏱️ 15 min
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Nutrition Facts (per serving)
Mrs. Brown's Banana Bread
- 4 bananas, overly ripe
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 3/4 cup butter, softened, cut into pieces
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1 cup chocolate chips, combination of milk and semi-sweet
Instructions
- 1
Preheat your oven to 350°F. Line a loaf pan with parchment paper, allowing the edges to overhang for easy removal. You can use plastic chip clips to secure the parchment paper if desired.
⏱️ 10 min•🌡️ 350 - 2
Peel the overly ripe bananas and place them into a large mixing bowl. Mash the bananas thoroughly with a fork until mostly smooth with a few small lumps remaining. Set aside.
⏱️ 3 min - 3
In a separate medium mixing bowl, combine the all-purpose flour and baking soda. Mix with a spoon until well combined, then set aside.
⏱️ 2 min - 4
In another large mixing bowl, add the softened butter. Using an electric hand mixer, cream the butter until light and fluffy.
⏱️ 3 min - 5
Add the granulated sugar and packed brown sugar to the creamed butter. Continue mixing with the electric hand mixer until well combined and creamy.
⏱️ 2 min - 6
Add the vanilla extract and crack the eggs into the wet ingredients. Add the sour cream. Mix all the wet ingredients well with the electric hand mixer until fully combined and smooth.
⏱️ 3 min - 7
Add approximately half of the flour mixture from step 3 to the wet ingredients. Mix on low speed with the electric hand mixer until just partially combined.
⏱️ 1 min - 8
Add the mashed bananas to the batter. In the remaining flour mixture, toss the chocolate chips to coat them. This helps prevent them from sinking to the bottom of the bread.
⏱️ 2 min - 9
Add the flour-coated chocolate chips to the main batter. Using a wooden spoon or spatula, gently fold all the ingredients together until just incorporated. Be careful not to overmix.
⏱️ 2 min - 10
Pour the banana bread batter into the prepared loaf pan. Smooth the top of the batter evenly in the pan.
⏱️ 1 min - 11
Place the loaf pan into the preheated oven and bake for approximately 45 minutes, or until golden brown and a wooden skewer inserted into the center comes out clean.
⏱️ 45 min•🌡️ 350 - 12
Once baked, carefully remove the loaf pan from the oven. If used, remove the plastic chip clips. Let the banana bread cool in the pan for 10-15 minutes.
⏱️ 15 min - 13
Carefully lift the banana bread out of the pan using the parchment paper. Transfer it to a cooling rack and allow it to cool completely before slicing and serving (at least 15 minutes).
⏱️ 15 min