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Banana Bread

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Comes out surprisingly moist and fragrant! Choose large ripe bananas (i.e. half dark brown and soft), can add extra apple sauce, and it's OK to do the 3/4 cup sugar (will come out more satisfyingly sweeter!). When reheating, toast it for a nice crunch.

Serving Size: 1 loaf
Duration: ~1 hr

Ingredients
  • 3 very ripe bananas
  • 38g butter, melted
  • 50g of unsweetened apple sauce (about half a 113g cup)
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • Pinch of salt
  • 3/4 cup sugar (1/2 cup if you would like it less sweet, 1 cup if more sweet)
  • 1 large egg, beaten
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1.5 cups all-purpose flour
Directions
  1. Mash bananas and mix in apple sauce in a large bowl
  2. Add butter, vanilla, egg, sugar, salt, baking soda and mix
  3. Add flour and mix until smooth
  4. Pour into a loaf pan lined with parchment paper and let it rest for a few minutes to smooth out on top
  5. Bake at 350F for 50 minutes
  6. Remove from oven and after a few minutes, transfer out of loaf pan and onto a cooling rack
  7. Let it cool completely before slicing
Based on: https://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/banana_bread/