Sour Cream Banana Bread

Yield: 12 slices (1 loaf)

Prep Time: 15

Cook Time: 1

Total Time: 1 15

Ingredients

1 cup (212 g) granulated sugar (see note to reduce the sugar)
½ cup oil (see note)
2 eggs
1 cup (227 g) mashed ripe bananas, about 3 ripe bananas
½ cup (113 g) sour cream
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 ½ cup (213 g) all-purpose flour (see note)
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Grease and flour a 9X5-inch loaf pan (or several mini loaf pans).
In a large bowl, whisk together the sugar and oil. Add the eggs, bananas, sour cream and vanilla; blend well.
Add the flour, baking soda and salt; stir just until dry ingredients are moistened. Spread the batter evenly in the prepared pan.
Bake for 50-60 minutes until toothpick inserted in the center of the loaf comes out clean.
Cool for five minutes in the pan. Gently turn out onto a cooling rack and cool completely. Store covered at room temperature (the bread also freezes great).

Notes

Variations: I often sub applesauce for part of the oil (up to half) and sometimes use melted butter in place of the oil), use 50% whole wheat flour, decrease the sugar to 3/4 cup (especially if using very ripe bananas), and very often, I double the recipe and make two loaves because it freezes great.

Flour: don't pack the flour in the measuring cup. Fluff up the flour really well, scoop, and level.

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