Banana Bread Wine Paring

Here at Rubino Estates, we believe that every dish should have its own elegant wine pairing! Banana Bread is delicious, comforting, and quite adaptable. Every recipe is different, making this dish especially accessible for personal preferences, allergies, and experimentation! In honor of National Banana Bread Day, we’re sharing a recipe we love and some wine pairing options to make it shine.

Hearty Banana Bread

Ingredients

• ½ cup coconut oil, melted and cooled
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 2 eggs, room temperature
• 3 large bananas. mashed
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ¼ cup sour cream
• 1 ¼ cup all purpose flour
• 1 cup rolled oats
• ½ teaspoon kosher salt
• ½ teaspoon baking powder
• ¾ teaspoon baking soda
• ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
• ½ cup chocolate chips or chopped nuts (optional)
• 1 additional whole banana (optional)

Instructions 

1. Preheat the oven to 350F. Grease a standard loaf pan with butter or cooking spray. If desired, line with parchment paper. 
2. Using a large bowl, combine the coconut oil and sugar. Add in the eggs, one at a time, and beat lightly until fully incorporated. Mix in vanilla, sour cream, and mashed bananas. Whisk carefully until completely combined. 
3. Add in all of the dry ingredients: all purpose flour, rolled oats, salt, baking powder, baking soda, and cinnamon to the wet ingredients. Incorporate into a cohesive mixture using a non-stick spatula. If using chocolate chips or nuts, add and fold into batter. 
4. Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan, scraping the bowl to get all the better into the pan. If desired, sprinkle additional chocolate chips or nuts on top. Alternatively, use the whole banana as a garnish by slicing the banana (width- or lengthwise) and gently pressing into the batter. 
5. Bake in the preheated oven for about 55 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the loaf comes out nearly clean. 
6. Allow the bread to cool on a cooling rack for at least 20 minutes before removing from the loaf pan. Slice once the loaf has come to room temperature. 

The oats in this recipe give it a great, substantial bite. The sour cream brings just the right amount of nice tang and moisture. We enjoy this recipe most with our new vintage of Riserva Chardonnay, which features complimenting notes of baked goods and honey. If you’d like to take more of a dessert-inspired approach, pair with our sparkling white dessert wine, Moscato. This banana bread also makes a playful pairing for Fumé Blanc, which brings passionfruit and pineapple notes to make a delightful tropical medley on the palate. 

Do you have a favorite Banana Bread recipe? Share it with us @rubinoestates on Instagram and we’ll share wine pairing recommendations to go along with it!