How to Make Easy Sourdough Banana Bread

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How to make easy sourdough banana bread starts with a few simple ingredients and a bowl of ripe bananas. This recipe bakes up soft, moist, perfectly sweet banana bread, making it a reliable go-to for slow mornings or an afternoon sweet treat. If you have sourdough discard on hand and a couple of spotty bananas on the counter, you’re already halfway to a simple, dependable loaf that will always turn out delicious

Why You’ll Love This Recipe

It comes together quickly. This quick bread comes together in 10 minutes, making it beginner-friendly and the perfect breakfast option to prep ahead of time.

Simple ingredients. This easy sourdough banana bread doesn’t require any fancy ingredients. In fact, you might have everything you need in your kitchen already!

Makes great leftovers. This banana bread stores really well in the fridge, which makes for great leftovers! The best way to enjoy this is to heat it up first, but I’ve eaten this straight out of the fridge and it’s just as delicious.

Tips

• Mash up the bananas before mixing them into the batter. This will ensure the bananas are evenly distributed throughout the batter.
• If you are adding inclusions, gently fold them into the batter to avoid over mixing.
• If you are looking for added, gut-healthy benefits, prep the batter and leave it in the fridge, covered, overnight for long fermentation.

Tools You May Need

Stand Mixer/Large bowl

Loaf pan

Silicone spatula

Cutting board

Large knife

Banana Bread Ingredients

Here is everything you’ll need for easy sourdough banana bread.

Dry Ingredients

All-purpose flour

Baking soda

Salt

Wet Ingredients

Granulated sugar

Oil – I recommend a high quality oil like avocado oil or coconut oil

Eggs

Vanilla extract

Sourdough starter – active or discard

How to Make Easy Sourdough Banana Bread

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.

In a large bowl, add flour, baking soda, and salt, and whisk together. Set aside.

Add your eggs, granulated sugar, oil, sourdough starter, and vanilla extract to your stand mixer and mix until well combined.

Gradually mix the dry ingredients with the wet ingredients.

Next, mash up 2 – 3 bananas in a bowl and chop any inclusions you would like to add. I added walnuts, but you can add anything you prefer.

Add the mashed bananas to the mixer until everything is well combined.

Fold in your walnuts and other inclusions with a silicone spatula to prevent over-mixing.

Oil your loaf pan, and add your banana bread batter to the pan.

Bake at 350 degrees for 50 – 60 minutes, or until golden brown.

Stick a toothpick or a knife in the center of the loaf to see if it’s done. If it comes out clean, your loaf is done baking.

Allow your banana bread to cool for 5 – 10 minutes and enjoy!

Storage

This easy sourdough banana bread can be stored in the fridge for up to 5 days and in the freezer for up to 3 months. To thaw the bread, place in the fridge overnight and then reheat if desired the next day.

If you try out this easy sourdough banana bread, please rate it and leave a comment below. This helps other readers decide if this is a great recipe to bake. Also, don’t forget to tag me on Instagram @goldenhourgrains so I can see what you’re baking!

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