This easy 4 banana bread recipe creates a delicious banana bread... with extra banana flavor. Visit Bread Dad (BreadDad.com) for more easy banana bread recipes (i.e. chocolate chip banana bread, walnut banana bread & Greek yogurt banana bread).
Prep Time10 minutesmins
Cook Time1 hourhr7 minutesmins
Total Time1 hourhr17 minutesmins
Course: Appetizer, Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American
Keyword: 4 banana bread, 4 banana bread recipe, banana bread recipe with 4 bananas, banana bread with 4 bananas, four banana bread, four banana bread recipe
Servings: 12slices
Calories: 275kcal
Author: Bread Dad
Ingredients
4Bananas(ripe & LARGE sized) - 460 grams - Use exactly 2 cups of mashed bananas for the best results. Bananas vary in size and this can throw off a recipe.
1/2CupVegetable Oil- 115 milliliters- Use a neutral tasting vegetable oil such as corn or canola
2Large Eggs
1CupLight Brown Sugar (packed)- 215 grams
2CupsAll Purpose Flour- 240 grams
1TeaspoonVanilla Extract- 5 milliliters
1TeaspoonBaking Soda- 5 grams
1TeaspoonBaking Powder- 4 grams
1/2TeaspoonSalt- 3 grams
Instructions
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
Mash bananas with a fork.
Lightly beat eggs.
Stir bananas, vegetable oil, eggs and brown sugar together in a large mixing bowl. Mix until fully blended. FYI - Mixing in the brown sugar now helps to completely blend the sugar (as it dissolves in the liquids) and allows you to spot any hard sugar lumps (that are easy to smash with a fork).
Mix in remaining ingredients. Stir until the batter is fully mixed.
Optional - If you want to enhance this 4 banana bread recipe, you can stir in 1 cup of chopped walnuts after you have mixed the batter.
Pour the finished batter into a nonstick bread pan. Smooth out the top of the batter within the bread pan.
Bake in the oven for 67-72 minutes at 325 F or until golden brown.
Take out of oven and let the banana bread cool down in the bread pan for 10 minutes. Do not remove the banana bread from the bread pan during this 10 minute cool down period. Use oven mitts as the bread pan will be very hot coming out of the oven.
After 10 minutes, remove the banana bread from the bread pan. Place the banana bread on a cooling rack in order to completely cool. This cool down may take 1-2 hours.
Please read Bread Dad's tips section for extra information on how to make this recipe successfully & to avoid common banana bread problems. FYI - Given the higher moisture variability of 4 different sized bananas, please make sure to read the tips below on the "toothpick test" & thermometer test as well as the tip regarding the use of an aluminum foil tent (to prevent excess browning if you need to bake longer than expected).
Notes
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Nutritional estimate is based on a 4 banana bread without chopped walnuts. The nutritional information is provided using recipe tools such as WP Recipe Maker. These figures should only be considered as an estimate. They should not be construed as a guarantee of accuracy given visitors may use different serving sizes, ingredients, etc. See our legal disclaimer for additional nutrition disclosures.