Sour Cream Banana Bread

Name: Sour Cream Banana Bread
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 1 loaf (16 pieces)
Cuisine: North America
Ingredients: 1/2 cup butter, softened; 1 cup sugar; 2 large eggs, room temperature; 3 medium ripe bananas, mashed; 1/2 cup sour cream; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon, optional

Total Time Prep: 20 min. Bake: 50 min. + cooling

Yield 1 loaf (16 pieces)

Test Kitchen Approved

This sour cream banana bread has plenty of warm banana flavor, plus a slight tang from a half cup of sour cream.

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
2 large eggs, room temperature
3 medium ripe bananas, mashed
1/2 cup sour cream
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon, optional

Directions

Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar. Beat in eggs. Add bananas, sour cream and vanilla. Mix until blended. In a bowl, whisk flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and, if desired, cinnamon; stir into banana mixture just until combined. Transfer to a greased 9x5-in. loaf pan.
Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 50-55 minutes. Cool in pan 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool.

Nutrition Facts

1 piece: 187 calories, 8g fat (5g saturated fat), 44mg cholesterol, 225mg sodium, 27g carbohydrate (16g sugars, 1g fiber), 3g protein.

I tweaked my tried and true banana bread recipe to include sour cream. It resulted in a special twist that really changes a classic bread into something that'll wow people. Add-ins are also easy to incorporate; try anything from chocolate chips, raisins or even craisins. —Holly Balzer-Harz, Malone, New York

Recipe Creator

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