1 1/2 cup self raising flour (or 1 1/2 cups white flour + 2 1/4 tsp baking powder + 3/4 tsp fine sea salt)
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup light brown sugar
1/2 cup dark brown sugar
2 eggs, lightly beaten
3 large, ripe bananas, mashed
1/4 cup butter, melted
- Grease and flour loaf pans.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a bowl, whisk together flour, soda, salt and sugar.
- Mix in the slightly beaten eggs and mashed bananas.
- Slowly stir in the melted butter just until incorporated.
- Pour into prepared pans.
- Bake at 350 for 45-50 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean from the center. If you use the mini loaf pans, adjust to about 30 minutes. Just take a peek and if the top is starting to brown and looks cooked, try the toothpick to test for doneness. Let cool in pans for 5 minutes then turn out onto a rack to cool completely.
- Do NOT over mix this batter. I would not use an electric mixer – just a few circles of the wrist while incorporating the ingredients.
- Do NOT overbake. The moist, banana-y center should be soft and crumbly.