Banana Bread (Rootitoot) Instant Pot

Linda14329

1⁄2 cup (1 stick) butter, room temperature

¾ cup sugar, white or brown

¼ cup sour cream or plain yogurt

2 eggs

1 tsp. vanilla

1 tsp. lemon zest (optional)

1 cup mashed banana (some small chunks are okay)

1 ¾ cup +2 Tbsp. flour, “fluffed” (I'll explain below)

1 ½ tsp. baking powder

¾ tsp. baking soda

1⁄2 tsp. salt

(¼ tsp. cinnamon - optional)

(⅛ tsp. nutmeg - optional)

Option:1C total: nuts, coconut, chocolate chips, 1 ½ T cocoa (for swirling batter at the end)

Add “fluffed” flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg

Set this aside and mash and measure the bananas, leaving some chunks

In a separate bowl, beat the butter and sugar until thoroughly combined

Add the eggs, one at a time and beat well after each addition

Continue to beat until light and fluffy, about 1or 2M if you're using a hand-held mixer

Add sour cream or yogurt, vanilla and lemon zest, and then add mashed banana

Add the dry ingredients and mix JUST until incorporated, (by hand)

Do not over-beat...it can make it tough and you want a nice, tender bread

If you want to add some of the optional stuff, now's the time

Gently fold in any nuts, seeds, coconut and/or chocolate chips

Don't go crazy here, keep it to about 1C total

Scrape the batter into the prepared pan and smooth batter to a flat surface

Cover and add to IP with trivet with 1 ½C water, close, set to seal

Set to 50M for Bunt ring or 7” round & 60M for 6” pan

When it's done, do a 15NR

Cool in the pan for 10M and then flip it onto a rack and tap bottom to release

Flip it right side up and serve warm with butter all melty and stuff

Use a 6-cup Bundt pan or ring mold OR a 6 or 7-inch cake or cheesecake pan. Spray it generously with cooking spray and toss in a tablespoon of flour. Knock it around to coat the pan and bang the excess flour into the garbage.

Fluffing the flour: I always scoop the flour in the bag or canister and then shake it slowly back in a couple of times to “fluff” it before measuring. Flour compresses in any container and you don't want a heavy banana bread by adding packed flour. Using flour scooped right out of the container without fluffing it can add up to 2T of flour and that will greatly affect the heaviness of your banana bread. Fluffing the flour: I always scoop the flour in the bag or canister and then shake it slowly back in a couple of times to “fluff” it before measuring. Flour compresses in any container and you don't want a heavy banana bread by adding packed flour. Using flour scooped right out of the container without fluffing it can add up to 2T of flour and that will greatly affect the heaviness of your banana bread.

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