At a glance
This straightforward banana bread comes together in about 18 minutes of prep before heading into the oven for a full hour. You're beating together butter and sugar, mixing in mashed bananas and eggs, then combining with spiced flour for a fragrant dough—plus you get to customize it with chocolate, coconut, or nuts to suit your mood.
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Beat the banana mixture
Cream the butter with the sugar. Add the eggs and keep beating. Mash the bananas and mix them into the batter. Continue beating until all the ingredients come together into a smooth, compact mixture.
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Mix the dry ingredients
Stir the baking powder, salt and cinnamon into the flour and mix well. Combine both parts of the batter together to make a fragrant dough.
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Add something extra
Stir in extras to taste. We went with coconut flakes and roughly chopped chocolate. Various nuts also work wonderfully — pecans, for instance.
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