Fannie Farmer's Banana Bread (2024)

This Fannie Farmer’s Banana Bread is a simple, old fashioned recipe that you are sure to love!

This old fashioned banana bread from Fannie Farmer is a must make recipe when you have overripe bananas on hand. This recipe is based on her original recipe and has been perfected with a few minor tweaks.

If you love old fashioned recipes, be sure to also check out this Fannie Farmer cornbread, old fashioned banana bread, old fashioned zucchini bread, and old fashioned chocolate chip cookies.

💭 Who was Fannie Farmer?

Fannie Farmer was an American culinary expert from the 1800s. She wrote The Original Boston Cooking-School Cookbook 1896.

She is responsible for the modern recipe as we know it. She also called for use standardized measurements in her cookbook.

🍌Ingredients needed

For this banana bread, you will need:

• Bananas: You’ll want to use ripe bananas for this recipe. If your bananas aren’t at least spotty, the banana bread won’t be sweet enough.
• Eggs
• Butter: I recommend using unsalted butter so you can control the amount of salt going into your batter.
• All purpose flour
• Sugar
• Salt: The original recipe calls for one teaspoon of salt but when I tested the recipe I found this to be way too much. I reduced the salt down to just half of a teaspoon.
• Baking soda
• Nuts (optional): You can add chopped pecans or walnuts, if you like.

🌰Variations

While the original recipe is a plain banana bread, you don’t have to keep it that way. If you like, you can add mix ins like pecans, walnuts, or chocolate chips.

⏲️ Recipe instructions (step by step guide)

Begin by preheating your oven to 350 degrees.

Next, melt your butter either in your microwave (a few seconds at a time) or on your stove top (step 1).

Add your peeled bananas to your mixing bowl and mash them with your mixer (step 2).

Add in the remaining ingredients and mix until well combined (step 3).

Pour into a greased 9 x 5 inch loaf pan (step 4). Bake for 55 to 65 minutes or until a tooth pick comes out clean from the middle.

👩🏻‍🍳 Tips

• Use your mixer to mash your bananas. It is fast and easy!
• Baking time may vary. I recommend checking at 55 minutes with a toothpick then adding additional time, if needed.

🥡 How to store leftovers

Store any leftover banana bread in an airtight container. It will be good for up to four days after baking.

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