Banana bread

Made with sourdough discard, overripe bananas mashed and walnuts. 1h 10m, makes 1, 10 ingredients.

Recipe by simplicityandastarter.com

Prep

15 min

Cook

55 min

Total

1h 10m

Makes

1

Ingredients

• 113 grams unsalted butter, softened (1/2 cup )
• 200 grams sugar (1 cup )
• 2 eggs (room temperature)
• 230 grams all-purpose flour (1 2/3 cups )
• 6 grams baking soda (1 teaspoon )
• 3 grams salt (1/2 teaspoon )
• 100 grams sourdough discard (1/3 cup )
• 275 grams overripe bananas, mashed (1 cup, about 3-4 medium bananas)
• 4 grams vanilla extract (1 teaspoon )
• 65 grams chopped walnuts, optional (1/2 cup )

Instructions

Method by simplicityandastarter.com. Cook it from their page if you can, so the people who developed and tested it get the visit.

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and grease and line an 9 x 5 inch loaf pan with a parchment paper sling for easy removal. Set aside.
2. In a bowl of a stand mixer with a paddle attachment, cream room-temperature butter and sugar on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 2-3 minutes. This can also be done with a hand mixer.
3. Once combined, add the eggs to the mixture, one at a time. Continue to beat on medium speed until it is light, fluffy, and pale yellow in color. Stop to scrape the sides of the bowl when necessary.
4. In a separate bowl, add the flour, baking soda, and salt and whisk until combined. Set aside.
5. While mixing on stir/low, alternate adding the dry ingredients and sourdough discard to the egg mixture. Occasionally stop mixing to scrape the sides of the bowl. Mix until there are just a few streaks of flour left.
6. Lastly, add the mashed banana and vanilla extract to the batter. Mix on low until just combined.
7. If adding mix-ins, gently fold into the batter using a rubber spatula.
8. Add the batter to the prepared loaf pan. Sprinkle with additional chopped nuts or chocolate chips on top, if desired. Bake for 55-65 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean or with a few moist crumbs. Begin to check at 55 minutes.
9. Remove from the oven and cool in the pan for 30 minutes before placing on a wire rack to cool completely. For easiest slicing, wait at least an hour. Enjoy!