Moist banana bread

Contributor: @dstarr347

Source: https://divascancook.com/moist-banana-bread-recipe-easy/

Ingredients

• 3 large extra ripe bananas 1 1/2 cups mashed
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1/2-3/4 cup brown sugar I used 1/2 cup
• 8 tablespoons butter softened ( 1 stick)
• 2 eggs beaten
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup buttermilk

Directions

• Preheat oven to 325.
• Grease and flour a loaf pan.
• In a medium size bowl, mash bananas until creamy and stir in lemon juice. Set aside.
• In a medium size bowl, whisk together flour,baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugars.
• Beat in the eggs until combined.
• Fold in the bananas.
• Add in the vanilla extract and buttermilk.
• Beat until combined.
• Add the dry mixture into the wet mixture.
• STIR GENTLY AND JUST UNTIL THE FLOUR IS INCORPORATED. DO NOT OVER STIR.
• Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan.
• Bake on center rack for 1 hour and 10 minutes. Cooking times may vary. Check on bread at the 1 hour mark. Toothpick inserted into the center should come out clean and bread should be golden on the outside.
• Brush the top of the bread with butter if desire when it comes out of the oven.
• Let cool for 5 minutes and then remove the bread from the pan and place on a cooling rack to finish cooling.
• Slice and enjoy! (flavors will intensify the next day)