{"id":1550,"date":"2018-08-17T18:29:06","date_gmt":"2018-08-17T18:29:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/collectivelycarolina.com\/staging\/4719\/?p=1550"},"modified":"2018-08-17T18:29:06","modified_gmt":"2018-08-17T18:29:06","slug":"the-best-banana-bread-recipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/collectivelycarolina.com\/staging\/4719\/the-best-banana-bread-recipe\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best Banana Bread Recipe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you know me personally at all, you know I <em>love to bake<\/em>! Cakes, cookies, breads, brownies, pies &#8211; you name it, I&#8217;ve probably made it. I&#8217;m working on adding more of my favorite things to my <span style=\"color: #ffb9c7;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ffb9c7;\" href=\"https:\/\/collectivelycarolina.com\/staging\/4719\/category\/inspiration\/recipes\/\">recipe page<\/a><\/strong><\/span>! In college, I used to make a cake every Sunday and have friends over for &#8220;Sweet Sunday&#8221; at my apartment ?\u00a0Even though I&#8217;ve been baking for a really long time, I didn&#8217;t start making banana bread until recently. Part of the reason I enjoy baking so much is because it&#8217;s my way of telling someone how much I care about them, how happy I am for them, or how much I love them. Nothing brightens someone&#8217;s day quite like <strong>a sweet treat<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>When Rudd and I started dating almost 2 years ago (can&#8217;t believe it&#8217;s been that long!), he told me how much he loves banana bread. Since then, I&#8217;ve made a few different recipes and versions of it and <em>finally found<\/em> a combination that I truly think is <strong>The Best Banana Bread<\/strong>. This recipe is something you could easily tweak to make your own! Want to add nuts? Maybe a little nutmeg? Chocolate chips? Be my guest. The recipe I&#8217;m sharing with you today is just a good ol&#8217; fashioned, classic banana bread. Can&#8217;t wait to hear how you decide to spice it up! (I like to eat mine warm with butter alongside my cup of coffee in the morning ?)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1557 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/collectivelycarolina.com\/staging\/4719\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_6622-1.jpg?resize=780%2C1170&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"The Best Banana Bread Recipe\" width=\"780\" height=\"1170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/collectivelycarolina.com\/staging\/4719\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_6622-1.jpg?w=1568&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/collectivelycarolina.com\/staging\/4719\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_6622-1.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/collectivelycarolina.com\/staging\/4719\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_6622-1.jpg?resize=768%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/collectivelycarolina.com\/staging\/4719\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_6622-1.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 683w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1558 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/collectivelycarolina.com\/staging\/4719\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_6627-1.jpg?resize=780%2C1170&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"The Best Banana Bread Recipe\" width=\"780\" height=\"1170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/collectivelycarolina.com\/staging\/4719\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_6627-1.jpg?w=1568&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/collectivelycarolina.com\/staging\/4719\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_6627-1.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/collectivelycarolina.com\/staging\/4719\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_6627-1.jpg?resize=768%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/collectivelycarolina.com\/staging\/4719\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_6627-1.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 683w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1559 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/collectivelycarolina.com\/staging\/4719\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_6628-1.jpg?resize=780%2C1170&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"The Best Banana Bread Recipe\" width=\"780\" height=\"1170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/collectivelycarolina.com\/staging\/4719\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_6628-1.jpg?w=1568&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/collectivelycarolina.com\/staging\/4719\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_6628-1.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/collectivelycarolina.com\/staging\/4719\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_6628-1.jpg?resize=768%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/collectivelycarolina.com\/staging\/4719\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_6628-1.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 683w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1560 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/collectivelycarolina.com\/staging\/4719\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_6632-1.jpg?resize=780%2C1170&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"The Best Banana Bread Recipe\" width=\"780\" height=\"1170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/collectivelycarolina.com\/staging\/4719\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_6632-1.jpg?w=1568&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/collectivelycarolina.com\/staging\/4719\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_6632-1.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/collectivelycarolina.com\/staging\/4719\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_6632-1.jpg?resize=768%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/collectivelycarolina.com\/staging\/4719\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_6632-1.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 683w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1561 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/collectivelycarolina.com\/staging\/4719\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_6635-1.jpg?resize=780%2C1170&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"The Best Banana Bread Recipe\" width=\"780\" height=\"1170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/collectivelycarolina.com\/staging\/4719\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_6635-1.jpg?w=1568&amp;ssl=1 1568w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/collectivelycarolina.com\/staging\/4719\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_6635-1.jpg?resize=200%2C300&amp;ssl=1 200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/collectivelycarolina.com\/staging\/4719\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_6635-1.jpg?resize=768%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/collectivelycarolina.com\/staging\/4719\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/IMG_6635-1.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 683w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h5>THE BEST BANANA BREAD:<\/h5>\n<p>WHAT YOU NEED:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 &amp; 3\/4 (220g) cups all-purpose flour<\/li>\n<li>1 cup (200g) sugar<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp (5ml) baking soda<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 tsp (2.5ml) salt<\/li>\n<li>2 large eggs<\/li>\n<li>1 &amp; 1\/2 cups (355g) overripe mashed bananas (about 3 medium)<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup (125ml) vegetable oil<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp (5ml) vanilla<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 tsp cinnamon<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>WHAT TO DO:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Preheat oven to 325F and grease a <span style=\"color: #ffb9c7;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ffb9c7;\" href=\"http:\/\/ffb9c7\">9\u00d75\u2033 loaf pan<\/a><\/strong><\/span>. I prefer <span style=\"color: #ffb9c7;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ffb9c7;\" href=\"https:\/\/api.shopstyle.com\/action\/apiVisitRetailer?id=437585687&amp;pid=uid5761-39693319-18\">Pyrex<\/a><\/strong><\/span>!<\/li>\n<li>In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, mashed bananas, oil, and vanilla.<\/li>\n<li>Add the flour, sugar, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. Mix with a large spoon until just combined. Do not over-mix!<\/li>\n<li>(This would be the point in time to add in any extra goodies ?)<\/li>\n<li>Bake for 65-70 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Check on your bread as it nears the end of it&#8217;s baking time &#8211; if the top or edges start to become too dark, place a sheet of aluminum foil over your loaf until its finished baking.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you know me personally at all, you know I love to bake! Cakes, cookies, breads, brownies, pies &#8211; you name it, I&#8217;ve probably made\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1567,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[9],"tags":[88,87,26],"class_list":["post-1550","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipes","tag-baking","tag-bread","tag-featured"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/collectivelycarolina.com\/staging\/4719\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/banana-bread-FI.jpg?fit=1010%2C545&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9Vb9z-p0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/collectivelycarolina.com\/staging\/4719\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1550","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/collectivelycarolina.com\/staging\/4719\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/collectivelycarolina.com\/staging\/4719\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/collectivelycarolina.com\/staging\/4719\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/collectivelycarolina.com\/staging\/4719\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1550"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/collectivelycarolina.com\/staging\/4719\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1550\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1565,"href":"https:\/\/collectivelycarolina.com\/staging\/4719\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1550\/revisions\/1565"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/collectivelycarolina.com\/staging\/4719\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1567"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/collectivelycarolina.com\/staging\/4719\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1550"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/collectivelycarolina.com\/staging\/4719\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1550"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/collectivelycarolina.com\/staging\/4719\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1550"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}