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Want to make someone’s day? Bake them some banana bread!<\/strong> Just yesterday, I said, “I’m going to bake some banana bread,” and watched a full-grown man’s eyes light up like a kid’s on Christmas morning.<\/p>\n Banana bread is one of those classic, all-American comfort food recipes that fills the whole house with warmth and makes everything better. Banana bread is magic<\/em>.<\/p>\n I perfected this banana bread recipe for my cookbook<\/a> and wanted to share with you here. This recipe has all the hallmarks of classic banana bread—it’s fluffy, moist, infused with sweet banana flavor, and beloved by toddlers and adults alike.<\/p>\n Bonus? This recipe requires just one bowl, a few measuring cups and some basic ingredients.<\/strong><\/p>\n As you can see, my homemade banana bread has plenty of redeeming qualities, chief being that it won’t send your blood sugar levels for a loop. You can keep them all to yourself, though. No one will be able to tell that this is healthy banana bread!<\/p>\n This recipe is flexible! Any of the following flours will work well. I love to use white whole wheat flour and whole wheat pastry flour—they offer all the whole wheat nutrients, without the characteristically nutty flavor.<\/p>\n *To substitute oat flour, you’ll need to use 2 1\/2 cups, for reasons elaborated in my guide to oat flour<\/a>.<\/p>\n Want to make your banana bread with almond flour?<\/strong> You sure can, but it’s not a simple substitute, so follow my almond flour-based banana bread recipe<\/a> instead.<\/p>\n For best results, it’s important to measure your flour properly. Here’s how to measure flour in cups using the “spoon and swoop” method:<\/p>\n Now that I’ve finally perfected this basic banana bread, feel free to change up this recipe and make it your own.<\/strong> Toss some chopped pecans or walnuts into the batter! Same goes for chocolate chips. You could also add raisins, chopped dried fruit or slices of bananas.<\/p>\n Craving muffins instead?<\/strong> Follow my recipe for healthy banana muffins<\/a>.<\/p>\n Following a special diet?<\/strong> With a couple of minor tweaks, you can make this bread vegan (so dairy free and egg free, too) or gluten free. Check the recipe notes for details.<\/p>\n![\"banana](\"https:\/\/cookieandkate.com\/images\/2015\/11\/healthy-banana-bread-ingredients.jpg\")
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Tip: How to Measure Flour<\/h3>\n
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