A moist, fluffy banana bread recipe made without baking soda, featuring naturally sweet bananas and baking powder for a soft, tender crumb.

All-purpose flour – 2 cups

Baking powder – 2 tsp

Salt – ¼ tsp

Ripe bananas – 3 medium

Unsalted butter – ½ cup

Granulated sugar – ¾ cup

Brown sugar – ¼ cup

Eggs – 2

Milk – 2 tbsp

Vanilla extract – 1 tsp

Cinnamon (optional) – ½ tsp

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1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and prepare loaf pan.

2. Mash bananas until smooth.

3. Whisk butter, sugars, eggs, milk, and vanilla together.

4. Combine flour, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon separately.

5. Mix dry ingredients into wet ingredients gently.

6. Pour batter into loaf pan and smooth top.

7. Bake 55–60 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean.

8. Cool completely before slicing.

Use very ripe bananas for best sweetness. Substitute almond milk for dairy-free version. Add chopped walnuts or chocolate chips for extra flavor.