Ginger Banana Bread

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🍌 Ginger Banana Bread

Warm, cozy, and slightly spicy — this ginger banana bread is perfect with tea or coffee, especially on chilly days.

📝 Ingredients (1 loaf)

  • 3 ripe bananas, mashed
  • ½ cup (115g) unsalted butter, melted (or neutral oil)
  • ½ cup (100g) brown sugar
  • ¼ cup (50g) white sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1½ cups (190g) all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 1½ tsp ground ginger
  • ½ tsp cinnamon
  • ¼ tsp ground cloves (optional)
  • 1 tbsp freshly grated ginger (for extra zing)

Optional add-ins:

  • ½ cup chopped walnuts or pecans
  • ½ cup chocolate chips
  • 2 tbsp crystallized ginger, chopped

👩‍🍳 Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 175°C (350°F).
    Grease and line a 9×5-inch loaf pan.
  2. Mix wet ingredients
    In a large bowl, combine mashed bananas, melted butter, brown sugar, and white sugar.
    Add eggs and vanilla. Mix until smooth.
  3. Mix dry ingredients
    In a separate bowl, whisk flour, baking soda, salt, ginger, cinnamon, and cloves.
  4. Combine
    Gently fold dry ingredients into the wet mixture. Do not overmix.
    Fold in any optional add-ins.
  5. Bake
    Pour batter into loaf pan.
    Bake for 50–60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
  6. Cool
    Let cool in pan for 10–15 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack.

✨ Flavor Tips

  • For deeper flavor, brown the butter before mixing.
  • Sprinkle turbinado sugar on top before baking for a crunchy crust.
  • This bread tastes even better the next day.
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