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Ultimate Banana Bread
- Time
- 1 hr 15 min
- Makes
- Servings: 8 to 10
- Ingredients
- 12
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Ingredients
- 1/2 cup (4 ounces or 115 grams) unsalted butter, cut into chunks, plus more for pan
- 1 cup (190 grams) packed light brown sugar
- 2 slightly heaped cups (about 18 ounces or 510 grams) (updated weight, see why ) of mashed banana, from 4 extra-large or 5 medium-large bananas
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon (5 ml) vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon fine sea or table salt
- 1 heaped teaspoon ground cinnamon
- A few gratings of fresh nutmeg (optional)
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 2 cups (260 grams) all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons (25 grams) raw or turbinado sugar (on top)
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