Easiest Banana Bread EVER!

Last summer I went to the beach with my husband's family for the week. 


Of all the food I ate that week, guess what I remember most? 


The banana bread. No joke. 


I had gone to the beach with all intentions of not eating ANY CARBS! HA! My resolve crumbled after the first bite of this bread. After that, I couldn't stop eating it. I think I finished an entire loaf by myself. 


It really was that good. 


This recipe was shared with me by my husband's sweet cousin. She is an amazing baker! When she told me the recipe, I was like..."Is that it?" 


That EASY. 




Ingredients:


1/2 C Canola Oil


1 C Sugar


2 room temperature eggs


1 C all-purpose Flour


1 C Whole Wheat Flour


1 tsp. salt


1 tsp. baking soda


6-7 very ripe bananas (this seems like a lot, but it makes the bread SO MOIST!)


*you can add in walnuts too if you want!*




How To:


Grease two loaf pans and pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees. 


Start by mixing the wet ingredients together first: oil and the eggs


Mix the dry ingredients in another bowl: sugar, whole wheat flour, all purpose flour, salt, baking soda


Slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet. You can use a hand whisk to mix this or a hand mixer. Either way is fine. 


Mash the bananas in another bowl with a fork, spoon, potato masher...get my drift? Any means necessary. If they are ripe enough, it won't take much pressure. 


Add the bananas to the mixture and mix well. This would also be the time to add the walnuts if you like. 


Pour the batter into the loaf pans (make sure they're equal so they cook the same)


Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour or less. Check on these! If you see they are burning on top, turn the heat down a little. 


Take them out and let them cool on a wire rack. I leave mine in the pan for about 5 minutes, then take them out of the pans to cool straight on the rack. 




The Result:


This bread can be eaten in any way you choose and at any time. Really...breakfast, dessert, mid-day snack. I love it toasted with butter...or with jam, or honey, or peanut butter!!!! 


The outside should have a little crunch to it, while the inside stays nice and moist (those bananas come in handy). This is a really simple bread to make, so if you've never made bread before, this is a great one to start with. 


This bread can also be frozen for up to a month. If you want to eat it by the slice, I'd recommend slicing it before putting it in the freezer so that you can just grab a piece, let it thaw, and broil it or microwave it. 


Happy Eating!