Extremely soft banana bread with sourdough for Sunday baking

I've been trying to find the best banana bread recipe for a long time, until I finally came up with my own. This recipe for soft banana bread is something we love in our house . It's always a sure bet that even my husband will love it. And that's saying something.

It's the perfect recipe when you don't know what to bake with bananas. I've baked this bread countless times and every time I'm surprised at how good and soft it is. I would classify it as grandma's pancakes with a modern twist. It smells wonderful of baked bananas and is enhanced with pieces of melted chocolate.

Why do I love this soft banana bread?

✓ Ideal when you don't know what to bake with bananas
✓ You can use up ripe bananas that no one wants anymore (and yet they are absolutely key in this recipe)
✓ You can use the rest of the yeast – even the one that is no longer suitable for sourdough bread, but is suitable for banana bread
✓ One bowl, one mold and one great sandwich, and it's a really simple recipe
✓ Great for breakfast, a snack, or as a baked banana treat with evening tea

Banana bread recipe with sourdough

Ingredients:

3 ripe bananas
1 egg
70 g melted butter
1 teaspoon vanilla essence
35 g wheat yeast
200 g plain wheat flour
a pinch of salt
75 g sugar
1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda (baking soda)
70 g dark chocolate
70 g nuts – cashews or almonds or hazelnuts

Procedure:

1) Turn on the oven to 175 degrees. Prepare a smaller loaf pan and line it with baking paper.

2) Mix the mashed bananas, eggs, butter and essence. Then add the yeast and finally the flour with soda, salt and sugar. As a cherry on the cake, mix in the finely chopped chocolate and nuts. Combine everything into a compact mass, put in a mold and in the oven. Bake for 55 minutes. Done, banana bread of perfection is in the world!

Just pay attention to two things to make sure it works out to the last crumb:

1. Don't skimp on the bananas - they must be very ripe, even with brown spots or completely soft. This is the basis for softness and sweetness.

2. Do not overbake the bread – every oven bakes a little differently. After 50 minutes, prick it with a skewer. If it comes out dry (not from the chocolate, but from the dough), it is done.

Are you looking for other recipes with yeast besides just soft banana bread?

Check out the blog , where you will find not only breads, but also sweet treats that you will fall in love with. And if you don't know how to make yeast - download the free e-book "Feed Yeast Like a Pro. " Oh, and did I mention it's free?

Want to save this recipe for super-soft banana bread for later? Pin it to Pinterest or share it with a friend who also has a few bananas on the go in the kitchen.

May your home smell good and leavening go smoothly 🍌💛