Melt in Your Mouth Banana Bread: The Tenderest, Most Buttery Loaf You'll Ever Bake

The Ingredients
Wet Ingredients:

1½ cups mashed very ripe bananas (about 3-4 large bananas – the spottier, the better)
½ cup unsalted butter, melted and slightly cooled

¼ cup vegetable or canola oil

1 cup packed light brown sugar

2 large eggs, room temperature

½ cup buttermilk or plain full-fat yogurt, room temperature

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Dry Ingredients:

2 cups all-purpose flour (spooned and leveled, not scooped)

1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon baking powder

½ teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon (optional, but wonderful)

Optional Add-Ins (Choose Your Adventure):

1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans (toasted is even better)

½ cup chocolate chips (semi-sweet or dark)

½ cup shredded coconut (toasted coconut on top is divine)

1 tablespoon turbinado sugar for sprinkling on top

The Method: Gentle, Patient, Perfect
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