How to Make Sour Cream Banana Bread - A Step-by-Step Guide

Banana bread is a classic, comforting treat that many people have grown up enjoying. Whether it's for breakfast, a midday snack, or dessert, there's something undeniably satisfying about a slice of moist, tender, and flavorful banana bread. And when you add a tangy twist with the addition of sour cream, you take this beloved treat to new heights of deliciousness.

With the perfect balance of sweetness and tanginess, sour cream banana bread is a delightful variation on the traditional b...

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Ingredients

  • 4 very ripe bananas, divided
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • ¾ cup butter, melted and cooled
  • 2 large eggs
  • ⅓ cup sour cream
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup chopped walnuts (Optional)
  • 2 teaspoons white sugar
  • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon

Information

  • Prep Time: 15 mins
  • Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins
  • Additional Time: 30 mins
  • Total Time: 2 hrs
  • Servings: 12
  • Yield: 1 5x9-inch loaf

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 5x9-inch loaf pan.
  • Mash 2 bananas in a bowl with a fork. Place remaining 2 bananas in a separate bowl with 1 cup sugar and beat the bananas and sugar with an electric mixer until creamed and fluffy, 3 minutes. Beat in melted butter, eggs, sour cream, and vanilla extract until thoroughly combined.
  • Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl and stir the flour mixture into banana-sugar mixture. Fold in mashed bananas and walnuts. Pour batter into prepared loaf pan and tap the pan on the counter several times to remove any air pockets. Stir 2 teaspoons sugar with cinnamon in a small bowl and sprinkle the cinnamon sugar over the top of the loaf.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until bread is golden brown on top and set in the center, 1 hour and 15 minutes; rotate bread pan in oven halfway through baking. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes before removing to finish cooling on a wire rack.
  • Nutrition

    339 cal.

    • Total Fat: 17g
    • Saturated Fat: 9g
    • Cholesterol: 64mg
    • Sodium: 256mg
    • Total Carbohydrate: 44g
    • Dietary Fiber: 2g
    • Total Sugars: 23g
    • Protein: 5g
    • Vitamin C: 4mg
    • Calcium: 60mg
    • Iron: 1mg
    • Potassium: 210mg