Once Upon a Tine
Wednesday, August 08, 2007
Banana Bread
4 cups white flour
1 teaspoon salt
4 eggs
4 teaspoons baking powder
1 cup butter (soft room temp. or it doesn't blend right)
3 cups banana pulp (mashed ripe banana's)
2 cups sugar
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
Put butter, eggs, vanilla, sugar and banana's into a large bowl and blend with an electric mixer.
Add flour, cinnamon, salt and baking powder, cinnamon and vanilla.
Beat for 1-2 minutes with the electric mixer until well blended.
If using fold in nuts at this point.
Pour into two sprayed or greased 9x5x3" loaf pans.
Bake at 325 for 1 hour and 30 minutes.
Remove, cool in pan for 5 minutes. Then on racks for 20 minutes. You must must must NOT let it cool too long, I wrap it when it's barely cool enough to handle. The longer it cools the more moisture it will lose.
Using a large knife (I use a large butcher knife) carefully slice into portions, then wrap very tightly with plastic wrap.
Freeze.
To reheat for a quick bite in the morning, microwave for 1.30 to 2 minutes.
Add flour, cinnamon, salt and baking powder, cinnamon and vanilla.
Beat for 1-2 minutes with the electric mixer until well blended.
If using fold in nuts at this point.
Pour into two sprayed or greased 9x5x3" loaf pans.
Bake at 325 for 1 hour and 30 minutes.
Remove, cool in pan for 5 minutes. Then on racks for 20 minutes. You must must must NOT let it cool too long, I wrap it when it's barely cool enough to handle. The longer it cools the more moisture it will lose.
Using a large knife (I use a large butcher knife) carefully slice into portions, then wrap very tightly with plastic wrap.
Freeze.
To reheat for a quick bite in the morning, microwave for 1.30 to 2 minutes.
Ingredients
3 very ripe bananas
2 tbsp soft butter
1 cup sugar
1 ½ cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 cup chocolate chips and /or coarsely chopped nuts – pecans or walnuts work well (optional)1.Preheat oven to 375°/190°C2.Mash bananas in a bowl and add rest of the ingredients. Stir just until blended. 3.Pour into greased 9"x5" loaf pan and bake for 45 minutes or until toothpick comes out dry.4.Cool for 10 minutes on a cake rack before removing from pan.5.To bake muffins, prepare the batter as above and bake for 20-25 minutes at 400°F/200°C, in center of ovenRuth's Tips & Variations-This is a great breakfast or mid day snack. -Instead of chocolate chips (or with them, if you prefer) try chopped walnuts or pecans, dried cranberries or cherries-Just make sure these ingredients add up to one cup. More than that will lose the bread/cake texture.
3 very ripe bananas
2 tbsp soft butter
1 cup sugar
1 ½ cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 cup chocolate chips and /or coarsely chopped nuts – pecans or walnuts work well (optional)1.Preheat oven to 375°/190°C2.Mash bananas in a bowl and add rest of the ingredients. Stir just until blended. 3.Pour into greased 9"x5" loaf pan and bake for 45 minutes or until toothpick comes out dry.4.Cool for 10 minutes on a cake rack before removing from pan.5.To bake muffins, prepare the batter as above and bake for 20-25 minutes at 400°F/200°C, in center of ovenRuth's Tips & Variations-This is a great breakfast or mid day snack. -Instead of chocolate chips (or with them, if you prefer) try chopped walnuts or pecans, dried cranberries or cherries-Just make sure these ingredients add up to one cup. More than that will lose the bread/cake texture.
Labels: Breakfast, Comfort Food
