Banana Bread without Baking Soda
Don’t have baking powder or baking soda on hand? Not to worry– you can still make this easy banana bread! The bread is tender and fluffy with the perfect sweetness, a subtle banana flavor, and a bit of crunch from added walnuts.
Ingredients
- 1 cup mashed ripe banana
- 1 stick ½ cup butter, melted
- ¾ cup light brown sugar
- 2 large eggs separated
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 ½ cups all purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ¼ cup chopped nuts or chocolate chips or sparkling sugar, optional
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 F and grease a 9x5” loaf pan with nonstick baking spray.
- In a large bowl, mix together the mashed banana, butter, brown sugar, egg yolks (not the whites), and vanilla.
- Next add the flour and salt. Fold the dry ingredients just until the batter is combined.
- In a separate bowl, beat the egg whites (either using a hand or stand mixer) until stiff peaks form.
- Add half of the egg whites to the banana bread and fold them in gently to combine.
- Add the remaining egg whites and fold them into the batter– make sure to fold gently as you don’t want to deflate the egg whites!
- Transfer the batter to the prepared pan and top with chopped nuts.
- Bake for 50-55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out completely clean.
- Allow the banana bread to cool in the pan for 5 minutes. Then remove it to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Slice and enjoy.
Nutrition
Serving: 1Calories: 216kcalCarbohydrates: 41gProtein: 5gFat: 4gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 47mgSodium: 113mgFiber: 2gSugar: 20g
This nutrition information is based on the exact products I used in this recipe. Brands and sizes of products could alter exact nutrition and should always be calculated independently.
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