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Two slices of banana bread on a ceramic plate beside bananas, oil, cinnamon, and whole spices.

Banana Bread Recipe With Oil: Two Documented Loaves, and the Choices Behind Each

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Ingredients
  

  • 3 ripe large bananas (345 grams - about 1 1/2 cups mashed)
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil (115 ml)
  • 2 large eggs (114 grams)
  • 1 cup white granulated sugar (200 grams)
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour (240 grams)
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (5 milliliters)
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda (5 grams)
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder (4 grams)
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt (3 grams)

Instructions
 

  • Heat the oven to 325 degrees F (163 degrees C) and line or grease a 9x5 nonstick loaf pan.
  • Mash the bananas with a fork until mostly smooth; small lumps are fine.
  • Lightly beat the eggs, then combine bananas, oil, eggs, and sugar in a large bowl. Stir until fully blended.
  • Add flour, vanilla, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Stir with a large spoon just until combined - an electric mixer overmixes and turns the crumb gummy.
  • Optional: fold in a cup of chocolate chips or chopped walnuts last.
  • Scrape the batter into the pan and smooth the top.
  • Bake at 325 F (163 C) for 65 to 70 minutes, until the internal temperature reaches 200 to 205 degrees F.
  • Cool in the pan for 10 minutes - do not lift it out during this rest - then turn onto a rack. Full cooling can take 1 to 2 hours.