Banana Bread

Prior to learning I was allergic to bananas (the hard way), we used to collect banana bread recipes that we thought were especially good. I don't know where this one came from; we've had it for over a decade. Note that when it says bundt pan, it means bundt pan. I lost my bundt pan, so I tried to make it in bread pans. That doesn't work. You must use a bundt pan for this one.

Ingredients:
2 sticks butter, room temperature
1 1/2 cup + 2 tbsp sugar
3 eggs
2 ripe bananas, mashed
4 cups + 2 tbsp flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1 1/2 cup sour cream
non-stick cooking spray or butter and flour

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350F.
2. Spray bundt pan with non-stick cooking spray or grease and flour the pan.
3. Cream butter and sugar together in a stand mixer.
4. Add eggs one at a time, beating for a few seconds after each addition.
5. Add mashed bananas and beat.
6. Combine dry ingredients in a separate bowl.
7. Add dry ingredients and sour cream alternately to the banana mixture in the stand mixer. Beat well until all combined.
8. Transfer dough into bundt pan.
9. Bake for 1 hour 10 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
10. Invert onto a cooling rack, and allow cake to cool slightly before slicing and serving.

Notes:

• You really do have to use a bundt pan. 
• I would have shown you an actual slice, but my kids were eating them already.

Starbuck's Banana Walnut Bread

Another very good banana bread recipe. This one has walnuts, which my family doesn't enjoy, so I skipped them for the insides.

Ingredients:

2 cups flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon salt

1 egg

1 1/8 cups sugar

1/2 cup vegetable oil

2 tablespoons buttermilk

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

3 ripe medium-large bananas, mashed

1/2 cup chopped walnuts

1/3 cup chopped walnuts (in addition to 1/2 cup)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 325. Grease a 9x5x3 loaf pan and dust with flour.
2. Blend the flour, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
3. Mix the egg, sugar, and vegetable oil until combined.
4. Add the flour mixture to the egg mixture and when blended, add the buttermilk, vanilla, and mashed bananas; mix well.
5. Fold 1/2 cup of chopped walnuts and pour batter into prepared loaf pan.
6. Top the batter with remaining 1/3 cup of walnuts.
7. Bake for 45-60 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean.

Notes:

Banana Bread

Banana bread has long been a favorite of mine - right up until I developed an allergy to bananas. However, the rest of the family loves it. Banana bread is usually pretty easy to make. This is one of the easiest recipes I have.

Ingredients:

½ cup butter or margarine

1 cup sugar

2 eggs

2 large or 3 small ripe or overripe

bananas, mashed

2 cups all purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/8 teaspoon salt

1/4 cup sour milk or sour cream

1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375o. 
2. Beat butter, sugar and eggs in a large bowl with mixer 3 min or until light and fluffy; stir in bananas.  
3. Sift flour, soda and salt onto wax paper.  
4. Add flour mixture gradually to butter mixture; stir until well mixed.  
5. Add sour milk/cream and stir until smooth.  
6. Pour batter into a well greased loaf pan.  
7. Bake for 1 hour  or until center springs back when lightly pressed with fingertip.  
8. Cool 10 min in pan on wire rack.  Remove from pan; cool.

Notes: