Desserts like cakes and yummy bread are the most precious thing to ever exist. Making banana bread for myself is my favorite part of the day as I love baking my favorite desserts. Making chocolate cakes and Banana bread is like therapy for me which can never be replaced by anything else.
The Banana bread recipe is an easy peasy recipe and involves only the making of batter and baking it in the oven which you have already preheated. Bake to the required texture and your banana bread will be good to go for serving.
What is Banana Bread?
Banana bread is a sort of dessert that is made with all the yummy ingredients involving fresh ripe bananas which are first mashed and then added to the bread batter.
Pouring vanilla extract in the batter adds a separate charm to the desserts and this vanilla extract is my favorite thing about any of these baking recipes. Banana bread is a lighter meal and you can have it for breakfast, lunch, or in your brunch.
Why do we add baking soda to the desserts?
Baking soda is usually added to the desserts for the perfect rising of the cakes and pastries. The desserts rise to the required fluffy size and the purpose of the baking soda is fulfilled. If you are not adding baking soda to the dessert’s batter, you can add baking powder.
Is it okay to skip the baking soda?
Yes, you can skip the addition of baking soda to your banana bread. But as we are using the baking powder, the banana bread will rise well. In case you are skipping both, then the rising of the bread will be disturbed a little and will not get enough fluffy and spongy.
Why are we skipping the baking soda in this recipe?
The baking soda is skipped in this recipe as usually it adds an additional flavor to the dishes which is not liked by everyone. Moreover, some people being allergic to such ingredients usually skips them and therefore we are here with this banana bread recipe with no baking soda.
What to do for making the banana bread more fluffy?
For making the banana bread more soft and fluffy from the inside you must blend the batter really well, it all depends upon how weak you have blended all the ingredients like flour, eggs, and baking powder with each other. I bet once you have blended it fairly at high speed your bread will be yummiest.
INGREDIENTS
- 2 large-sized eggs at room temperature
- 250 grams of bleached all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon Kosher salt
- 2 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups mashed bananas
- 3/4 cup softened unsalted butter
Method to make the Banana Bread Without baking soda
For getting perfectly baked banana bread, you must heat the oven at the temperature of 350 degrees.
Bring the baking pan and lubricate the flour of the pan with the melted butter and make sure that this butter is unsalted. Then sprinkle the flour over the greased baking pan.
Take a medium-sized bowl and sift some of the flour into this bowl. Mix the baking powder in this bowl. In the end, add some salt.
In a large-sized bowl, add the sugar and melted unsalted butter. Blend both of them together using an electric beater and it will be soft enough and foamy in the final look.
Then break the eggs into this foamy and creamy blend. Pour the vanilla extract into this mixture. Stir well either using the hand blender.
Mash the bananas first and then add them to the mixture. Now add the flour mixture which you have made separately to the other bowl. Blend them together until a smooth textured blend is formed.
Bring the prepared baking pan and transfer the batter into this pan.
Put the pan in the oven and continue this baking at a suitable temperature for at least one hour.
The corners and the top of the bread will be browned to the required texture. Make sure that the bread is baked properly and you can use a fork to check.
Serve the banana bread after settling for some time.
Conclusion
Banana bread is the only dessert I have been making for breakfast for my whole life now. My day is incomplete without having this banana bread as I love it so much and when we drizzle yummy ingredients including syrups and honey over it gets a hundred times more attractive and flavorful that you cannot resist it even after all of your efforts.
You should make this banana bread more often for your kids as it is also a young favorite dessert and your life will be at ease as you are always worried about their diet. You are gonna love this recipe and the dessert.
FAQs?
Is baking soda necessary for the bread?
Baking soda is not too much essential in making yummy banana bread. You can even use buttermilk for the same purpose and if you have perfectly made the batter, your bread will rise properly even without baking soda.
How to top the banana bread?
There is no need to top the banana bread specifically but you can use any of your favorite toppings for this one. You can either drizzle the maple syrup or melted chocolate very it or spread any of your favorite fruits on top of it.
What to do If the bread is runny from the inside?
If the bread gets browned and truly cooked from the top but is still unbaked from the inside, you must bring a foil sheet and bake it after wrapping it. This will prevent it from burning from the inside and the inside will also be baked properly.
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Banana Bread Recipe Easy No Baking Soda
Ingredients
- 2 large-sized eggs at room temperature
- 250 grams of bleached all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon Kosher salt
- 2 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups mashed bananas
- 3/4 cup softened unsalted butter
Instructions
- For getting perfectly baked banana bread, you must heat the oven at the temperature of 350 degrees.
- Bring the baking pan and lubricate the flour of the pan with the melted butter and make sure that this butter is unsalted. Then sprinkle the flour over the greased baking pan.
- Take a medium-sized bowl and sift some of the flour into this bowl. Mix the baking powder in this bowl. In the end, add some salt.
- In a large-sized bowl, add the sugar and melted unsalted butter. Blend both of them together using an electric beater and it will be soft enough and foamy in the final look.
- Then break the eggs into this foamy and creamy blend. Pour the vanilla extract into this mixture. Stir well either using the hand blender.
- Mash the bananas first and then add them to the mixture. Now add the flour mixture which you have made separately to the other bowl. Blend them together until a smooth textured blend is formed.
- Bring the prepared baking pan and transfer the batter into this pan.
- Put the pan in the oven and continue this baking at a suitable temperature for at least one hour.
- The corners and the top of the bread will be browned to the required texture. Make sure that the bread is baked properly and you can use a fork to check.
- Serve the banana bread after settling for some time.
