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BA's Best Banana Bread
The key to this banana bread recipe is dark brown sugar for moisture and a dollop of mascarpone for superior tenderness. Walnuts and chocolate are optional but encouraged.
👥 8 Servings👤 Dawn Perry📖 epicurious
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●pan
- ●bowl
- ●whisk
- ●oven
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Preheat oven to 350°. Lightly coat 8½x4½" loaf pan with nonstick spray and line with parchment paper, leaving a generous overhang on long sides. Whisk flour, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl.
2
Using an electric mixer on medium-high speed, beat brown sugar, mascarpone, and butter in a large bowl until light and fluffy, about ⏱️ 4 minutes. Add eggs one at a time, beating to blend after each addition and scraping down sides and bottom of bowl as needed.
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3
Reduce speed to low, add flour mixture, and mix until just combined. Add bananas and mix just until combined. Fold in chocolate and/or walnuts, if using. Scrape batter into prepared pan; smooth top.
4
Bake bread until a tester inserted into the center comes out clean, 60–⏱️ 65 minutes. Transfer pan to a wire rack and let bread cool in pan ⏱️ 1 hour. Turn out bread and let cool completely (if you can resist) before slicing.
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