the best banana bread ever

in my opinion, there are a few recipes that every girl needs to have to make it through life. 

number 1: an amazing carrot cake (with cream cheese icing of course!)

number 2: awesome chocolate chip cookies

number 3: to die for brownies

and

number 4: the best banana bread

i wouldn't be lying if i said i spent a lot of time looking for them. i had the first three, but needed the last one... when i was in america, staying with my sister in laws (my husbands sister), sister in law (my husbands sisters husbands sister), weird yes i know... but it gets better, their sister in law (another brothers wife) turned up with banana bread. it was spectacular. i was almost frightened to ask for the recipe, because if it was store bought, i was going to be devastated. thankfully it was not, the recipe was from food network here, just slightly modified and with a little googling, we made it australia friendly. because seriously, a cup of butter? a stick of butter? fahrenheit? pass.

anyway, here it is here! i promise you it's the best banana bread you'll ever have! every single time i make it, someone asks for the recipe, which is hilarious because i went to america 2 and a half years ago and still haven't shared it. it's super yum!

banana bread 

ingredients

1 cup granulated sugar

113g butter, room temperature

2 eggs

3 ripe bananas

150g any flavour yoghurt

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

2 cups plain flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon bi-carb soda

1 teaspoon salt

directions

preheat the oven to 180 degrees celcius (160 fan forced). prepare a loaf pan. 

cream the sugar and butter in a large mixing bowl until light and fluffy. add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. 

in a small bowl, mash the bananas with a fork. mix in the yoghurt and cinnamon. add to butter mix. add the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt and mix to combine. 

pour batter into prepared pan and bake 1 hour to 1 hour 10 minutes. 

the best banana bread

banana bread is one of my favourite things in the whole world and i have spent much of my married and baking life searching for the perfect recipe. 

i can't actually believe that it's taken me this long to post about it here... but last february while staying with my husbands sisters new in-laws in texas, i tasted what i thought was the ultimate banana bread! i asked for the recipe hoping desperately that it was home made and not store bought, which to my delight it was!

i've made it a few times since and it never disappoints! so for future reference... here is what i think is:

 the best banana bread

ingredients:

1 cup white sugar

113 grams soft butter

2 large eggs

3 ripe bananas

150g yoghurt (any flavour)

1 teaspoon ground cinammon

2 cups plain flour

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp bi-carb soda

1 teaspoon salt

method:

1. preheat oven to 180 deg celcius, grease and line two loaf pans

2. cream butter and sugar in a large bowl until light and fluffy. add eggs one at a time, beating well after each.

3. in a smaller bowl, mash bananas with a fork. mix in yoghurt and cinnamon.

4. add banana mix to creamed mixture and stir until combined. 

5. add dry ingredients and mix until flour has disappeared

6. pour batter into pans and bake for approx. 45 mins, until skewer comes out clean

so, so yum! please try it!

adapted (changed slightly) and translated to australian temperatures and measurements from here.