Cinnamon Raisin Banana Bread
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The first time I made this cinnamon raisin banana bread, I took a look at what I had in my pantry and just went with it. This recipe is now one of my favorites. It helps me use up any bananas that have seen better days, and it’s also something I’ll eat for breakfast, dessert, or just a quick snack in the middle of the day.
There are also so many substitutions you can do with this bread. Check out my berry or chocolate chip pecan banana bread.
🍴 Serves 12 │⏱ Prep Time: 15 Minutes │⏱ Bake Time: 35 minutes│⏱ Total Time: 50 Minutes
Ingredients
3 Ripe Bananas
1/4 cup butter
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
2 tablespoons milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups flour
2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 tablespoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 cup raisins
1/2 cup walnuts
Equipment
mixing bowl (2) or stand mixer
whisk or stand mixer
measuring cups
spatula
Bread pans (2) (9x5x3)
Directions
Preheat oven to 350° F.
In a small mixing bowl, combine 1/4 cup brown sugar, 2 cups flour, 2 teaspoons baking powder, 1/2 tablespoon cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg, and 1/4 teaspoon salt.
In a separate, larger mixing bowl or stand mixer, mix together 1/4 cup butter and 1/4 cup sugar
Add in two eggs, 2 tablespoons milk, and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla to the butter and sugar mix and mix together
Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients
In your now empty dry ingredients bowl, mash 3 ripened bananas
Add the bananas to the mixer and mix until combined
Pour into bread pans
Optional - add additional chocolate chips on top of the poured mixture
Bake for 35 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
Allow to cool, then slice & enjoy!
Notes
There are a million and one ways to bake a loaf of banana bread. The trick is to sub equal amounts of anything you want to include!
You may need to alter your bake time depending on your oven; when I moved into my house and started using a gas oven for the first time, I had to re-work all of my recipes! Don’t get discouraged.
