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The Best Banana Bread (ever.)

18 Jan 2018 Home, Recipes

I made the BEST banana bread last night and I couldn’t wait to share the recipe with you all.

Very Simple //

Ingredients 

  • 1 stick of butter, melted (1/2 cup)
  • 1/2 cup white sugar
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup of sour cream or greek yogurt*
  • 3 very ripe bananas, mashed (I usually use medium-large sized ones)

Instructions 

  1. Preheat oven to 350F.  Grease or spray a 9 inch loaf pan, set aside
  2. In a large bowl whisk together the melted butter, and sugars.  Add the eggs one at a time and vanilla and whisk until smooth.
  3. Sprinkle the flour, baking soda and salt over the butter mixture and stir to mix until just combined.  Fold in the bananas and sour cream.
  4. Pour batter into prepared pan and bake 60 minutes or until crust is golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.  Cool until warm before serving.

Notes

*I have used sour cream, greek yogurt, regular yogurt and buttermilk in this recipe and they all yield awesome results.  I usually heap the sour cream into the measuring cup so it’s just a little over-full.

 

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We are staying at a beautiful place in papagayo with @exclusiveresorts and it feels very luxurious and restorative. 

The kids are already thriving. Being together 24/7 comes with its arguments and fights but they are learning how to just be with each other and with their crazy little brother. They’re helping a lot with him, learning a little Spanish, surfing, writing in their journals, and meeting kids from all over the world who are staying here as well. 

I’m letting us get pampered for this phase, and it feels really good. 

Thanks for coming along, I hope your year is off to an amazing start! Is there anything specific you’d like me to share about while we’re in this phase? I was thinking about sharing my morning workouts and meditations, but let me know!
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