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Ultra-Moist Banana Bread

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My best banana bread is very much bakery-style: rich, moist, with deep flavor from lots of brown sugar and a confident amount of bananas.
Course Breakfast, Snack
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Servings 10
Author Eric King

Ingredients

  • 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour (293 grams)
  • ¾ teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 ¼ teaspoon baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon kosher salt
  • ½ cup unsalted butter gently melted (113 grams)
  • ½ cup granulated sugar (110 grams)
  • ¾ cup light brown sugar (150 grams)
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 ½ cups mashed very ripe bananas (3 or 4 large bananas)
  • ¼ cup vegetable oil
  • ¼ cup Greek yogurt

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350° F.
  • Grease a 9x5-inch loaf tin with butter or baking spray and line with parchment paper.
  • In a small bowl, whisk together flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, and cinnamon.
  • In a large mixing bowl, add the sugars, melted butter then whisk to combine. Add the eggs, mashed bananas, and vanilla extract. Whisk to combine.
  • To the sugar mixture, add the vegetable oil and Greek yogurt. Mix until smooth.
  • Add in the flour to the wet ingredients in three batches, using a whisk or rubber spatula to mix just until no streaks of flour remain before the next addition. A few lumps are okay.
  • Pour the batter evenly into the prepared tin. With a butter knife, draw a line lengthwise down the middle.
  • Bake for about 1 hour, or until a wooden skewer or cake tester comes out with just a few moist crumbs.
  • Transfer to a wire rack for 5 minutes and then let cool completely on a wire rack.