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The Best Copycat Starbucks Banana Bread

Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time1 hour 10 minutes
Total Time1 hour 20 minutes
Course: Snack
Cuisine: American
Keyword: banana bread
Servings: 1 Loaf
Calories: 421kcal

Equipment

  • 2 Mixing Bowls

Ingredients

Dry Ingredients

  • 2 Cups All Purpose Flour
  • 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
  • ¼ teaspoon Salt

Wet Ingredients

  • 1 Egg
  • 1⅛ Cup Sugar
  • ½ Cup Butter Melted
  • 2 Tablespoons Buttermilk or Milk
  • ½ teaspoon Vanilla
  • 4 Medium Bananas Mashed well
  • ½ Cup Walnuts Optional

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 325 degrees
  • Add flour, baking soda and salt to a small mixing bowl and set aside
  • In a separate mixing bowl mix egg, sugar and oil and stir until well combined
  • Add the dry ingredients to the wet and stir well. The mixture will be thick and dry, don't worry it's supposed to be that way!
  • Next add milk, vanilla and bananas and stir until incorporated
  • Mix in walnuts and pour into a greased loaf pan
  • Cook 55-75 minutes, checking regularly until a knife comes out clean

Notes

If your bananas are large, cut the bananas used down to three.  This will ensure that your bread is not dense and gummy in the middle. 
Would you prefer to have muffins instead? This recipe is great for that, just cut the cooking time down to 20 mins!