Banana Bread Recipe

This is fantastic - just add nuts (I use walnuts) and it really is better the next day (if you can keep out of it!).

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Downeast-Maine-Pumpkin-Bread...

The recipe the previous lady gave a link to is also really good - if you don't use the allrecipes.com website I HIGHLY recommend it. Best place for any recipe - sort them by rating and have never been disappointed! Good luck!

3-4 overripe bananas mashed
2 cups of unbleached flour or whole wheat flour(denser taste)
1 TSP salt
1 TSP Baking soda
1 TSP Baking powder
1 cup of sugar
1 TSP vanilla
2 eggs
1 small snack cup of applesauce (instead of oil)
Lots of cinnamon
1/2 cup of chopped walnuts (more if you desire)

Mix dry in one bowl
Mix wet in one bowl
Combine stirring slowly
Bake at 350 for about 45 minutes, checking the center with a toothpick to ensure it's no longer wet.

2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 tsp kosher salt
½ tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp. cinnamon
½ cup vegetable or canola oil
¾ cup brown sugar
¾ cup sugar
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 ½ cups over-ripe bananas, mashed (about 3 large bananas)
1 cup light sour cream, or whole milk yogurt
2 large eggs

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease and line a 9×5” metal loaf pan. (Or, if making banana muffins, line 12 muffin cups with liners.)

In a bowl, stir together the flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder, and cinnamon.

In a large mixing bowl, mix together the oil, brown sugar, and white sugar. Mix in the vanilla extract, mashed bananas, sour cream, and eggs.

Stir in the dry ingredients until combined. Pour the batter into a pan and bake for approximately 60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. (If baking muffins, fill each lined muffin cup 3/4 of the way, and bake for approximately 20-25 minutes.) Let the banana bread cool for 10 minutes before carefully turning it out on a wire rack.

I made these last week and they were soo moist and delicious!!!

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Banana-Banana-Bread/Detail.aspx

This is the link to the best banana bread I have ever had BY FAR!!!
I made this a few times(added nuts and a little bit more banana) and after the first time made a lot of extra to give away. Everyone I gave it to said they couldn't stop eating it and it was the best they had ever had.

The great thing about this recipe is people who made it and made changes can leave comments about their own experiences. Which has helped with other recipes I had gotten on there.

I found the ONLY recipe I use for banana muffins is from Cat Can Cook...you could easily add nuts to it = ) Banana Muffins (makes 12 muffins)

3 or 4 Large bananas, mashed (the more bananas the moister, so I use 4)

1/2 cup white sugar (original recipe calls for 1 cup, but I don’t like them too sweet)

1 slightly beaten egg

1/3 cup melted margarine or butter

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 1/2 cups flour

Mix the mashed banana, sugar, egg and margarine together. Set aside. In a separate bowl, mix together baking soda, baking powder, salt and flour. Mix wet and dry ingredients all together! Pour into greased muffin tins, and bake in 350 degrees F oven for approximately 20 minutes. Enjoy!

*These are much more flavourful the next day, and they freeze very nicely too!

*Also, if you like walnuts, you can throw a handful of those in there as well for some added flavour and texture, or try adding chocolate chips, or better yet, BOTH! Yum

I got this recipe from another momma's post on here last week, and it was fabulous! It didn't call for nuts, but I am sure that you could experiment with that.

"Here is the recipe:
preheat oven to 350 while mixing ingredients
2 ripe bananas
1/2 cup of sugar
2 eggs slightly beaten on the side
1 teaspoon of baking powder
1/2 teaspoon of baking soda
1 stick of butter melted and cooled
1 teaspoon of vanilla extract-imitation is fine too
1.5 cups of flour
1 teaspoon of cinnnamon
a pinch of salt
Mix sugar and butter first,next add in eggs that were beaten. Beat on medium speed with mixer. Next,add in the bananas and the vanilla extract.
Next,add in baking soda and baking powder,salt and cinammon. When all this is mixed well about 2-3 minutes then add in the flour last.
Spray bread pan with pam cooking spray and cook for 50-60 minutes. It should be golden brown on the top and not sticky when you test it."

I wish that I could remember who posted this, so if that momma happens to be reading this post, thank you, thank you, thank you!!! It is a great recipe!!

1/3 cup shortening (I use butter flavor crisco. I've used actual butter, but the shortening makes the bread moister and keeps it that way longer.)
1/2 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 3/4 sifted all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon soda
1 cup mashed ripe banana
1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Cream together shortening and sugar: add eggs and beat well. Sift together dry ingredients; add to creamed mixture alternately with banana, blending well after each addition. Stir in nuts.

Pour into well-greased 9x5x3 inch loaf pan. Bake @ 350 degrees 45 to 50 minutes or until well done. Remove from pan; cool on rack. Wrap and store overnight.
(Better Homes and Gardens New Cookbook, Meredith Press, 1968)

I think that the only time I added the banana and creamed mixture alternately was the first time I made this recipe. Now I cream the shortening, sugar and eggs then throw in the bananas (which I've already smashed up in a bowl) before mixing it with the dry ingredients. Also, this is just a personal preference, but I think black walnuts give it a stronger nut taste than standard walnuts. Also, a tip to ripen your bananas quickly-freeze them overnight just as they are. God made them with their own perfect wrapper! When you get up the next morning, take them out of the freezer and lay them on a plate to thaw. They magically turn black and mushy! As you probably know, banana bread smells so good while it's baking sometimes it's hard to resist cutting into it as soon as it's cool enough! But in all truthfullness, the nut flavor permeates the bread better if you do wrap it and store it overnight. Enjoy!

My recipe is basically the same as the one Monica K posted.

However, the difference is... I add 2 more bananas and a cup of sliced almonds. Mmmmmmm. I like almonds better than pecans or walnuts. But you can use any type of nut you prefer.

We like our banana nut bread with a lot of banana nut taste!

Get the "Silver Palate" original cookbook. There is a great BB recipe in there that uses 1/2 wheat flour. Also, I add 1 tsp. of cinnamon and pecans instead of walnuts. I have also added other types of fruit besides the bananas. I get rave reviews all the time for this recipe.

I was looking for a banana bread recipe last night!
My son and I love to bake together (he's 6), and I wanted to show him what we can do with the bananas that are too ripe.
We will bake tonight!
Thanks for posting.
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