Most Excellent Banana Bread
Ingredients:
| 3 | or 4 very ripe bananas |
| ½ | cup butter, room temperature |
| ¾ | cup brown sugar, packed |
| ¼ | cup white sugar |
| 2 | eggs |
| ⅓ | cup Greek-style yogurt |
| 2 | teaspoons vanilla |
| 1½ | cups flour |
| 1 | teaspoon cinnamon |
| ¾ | teaspoon salt |
| 1 | teaspoon baking soda |
| 1 | teaspoon baking powder |
Preheat oven to 375° F, setting oven rack near the center. Grease and flour bottom and sides of a 9×5‑inch loaf pan. Mash bananas until no large chunks remain.
In a mixing bowl, beat together butter, brown sugar, and white sugar until fluffy. Add bananas, eggs, vanilla, and yogurt. (You can substitute sour cream or sourdough discard for the yogurt.) Continue beating until thoroughly mixed.
In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, salt, cinnamon, baking soda, and baking powder. About ½ cup at a time, add dry ingredients to the wet, stirring just until combined after each addition. Avoid over-mixing.
Pour batter into prepared loaf pan and spread evenly. Bake for 5 minutes at 375° F, then reduce heat to 350° F. Continue to bake for 55 to 65 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Let cool about 10 minutes, then remove from loaf pan to cool completely.