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Banana Bread

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Banana Bread #36 · breakfast · american Host: Simply Recipes — Banana Bread → Pinterest → web writeups Viral recipe (as published / commonly shared) Ingredients 3–4 very ripe bananas, mashed (about 1 1/2 cups) 1/3 cup melted butter or oil 3/4 cup sugar 1 egg, beaten 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 teaspoon baking soda + pinch salt 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour Optional: chocolate chips or walnuts Steps Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease a loaf pan. Mix mashed banana with melted butter, sugar, egg, and vanilla. Stir in baking soda and salt, then flour just until combined; fold in mix-ins. Bake 50–60 minutes until a tester comes out clean; cool before slicing. Source: Simply Recipes — Banana Bread tags: banana,flour,sugar,butter · popularity: evergreen · meat: no	Banana bread Book: Joy of Cooking — Irma S. Rombauer (1931) crumb: mashed banana quick bread American quick-bread classic from the household bible. Differences: Same core banana quick bread.

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Banana Bread
#36 · breakfast · american
Host: Simply Recipes — Banana Bread → Pinterest → web writeups

Viral recipe (as published / commonly shared)

Ingredients

3–4 very ripe bananas, mashed (about 1 1/2 cups)
1/3 cup melted butter or oil
3/4 cup sugar
1 egg, beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon baking soda + pinch salt
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
Optional: chocolate chips or walnuts

Steps

Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease a loaf pan.
Mix mashed banana with melted butter, sugar, egg, and vanilla.
Stir in baking soda and salt, then flour just until combined; fold in mix-ins.
Bake 50–60 minutes until a tester comes out clean; cool before slicing.

Source: Simply Recipes — Banana Bread

tags: banana,flour,sugar,butter · popularity: evergreen · meat: no

Banana bread
Book: Joy of Cooking — Irma S. Rombauer (1931)

crumb: mashed banana quick bread

American quick-bread classic from the household bible.

Differences: Same core banana quick bread.

Match: Exact

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Banana Bread

Viral recipe (as published / commonly shared)

Ingredients
- 3–4 very ripe bananas, mashed (about 1 1/2 cups)
- 1/3 cup melted butter or oil
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 teaspoon baking soda + pinch salt
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- Optional: chocolate chips or walnuts

Steps
1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease a loaf pan.
2. Mix mashed banana with melted butter, sugar, egg, and vanilla.
3. Stir in baking soda and salt, then flour just until combined; fold in mix-ins.
4. Bake 50–60 minutes until a tester comes out clean; cool before slicing.

Citations
- Simply Recipes — Banana Bread: https://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/banana_bread/
- Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/search/pins/?q=Banana+Bread
- web writeups: https://www.google.com/search?q=Banana+Bread+recipe

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Dish: Banana Bread
Match: Exact
Ancestor: Banana bread
Source: Joy of Cooking — Irma S. Rombauer (1931)
Differences: Same core banana quick bread.
Book recipe: Not offered for print/share (not public domain). Buy or borrow the book.
Viral sources: Simply Recipes — Banana Bread (https://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/banana_bread/)
Pinterest (https://www.pinterest.com/search/pins/?q=Banana+Bread)
web writeups (https://www.google.com/search?q=Banana+Bread+recipe)
Date: Sep 15, 2026

Source — what this book IS
Joy of Cooking — Irma S. Rombauer (1931).
The American household cooking encyclopedia covering baking, roasting, canning, and everyday family dishes across a century of editions.

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