What is a fantastic banana nut bread (or muffin) recipe?!
What is a fantastic banana nut bread (or muffin) recipe?
I am looking for a good banana taste, and I would like to make muffins. Hopefully someone knows of a good southern banana nut bread recipe. Please share! :) Thanks!
Answers:
Banana Nut Bread
INGREDIENTS:
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup butter (1 stick), room temperature
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 large ripe bananas, mashed
1/2 cup chopped dried apricots or dates
1/2 cup chopped pecans or walnuts
PREPARATION:
Grease bottom of a 9x5x3-inch loaf pan.
In a bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda. In a mixing bowl with a hand-held electric mixer, beat together butter and sugar on medium speed. Beat until light and fluffy; beat in egg and vanilla extract.
With mixer at low speed, beat in flour, alternating with mashed bananas. Stir in chopped apricots or dates and the chopped nuts. Bake at 350° until golden brown -- a toothpick inserted into center of bread comes out clean.
Cool bread in pan on a wire rack for 5 minutes; turn bread out onto rack; cool completely. For best flavor, wrap banana bread tightly in foil and store overnight before slicing and serving.
Banana Gems....Something different that will make your guest and family go WOW!
Ingredients:
1 egg
1 cup mashed bananas
1/3 cup salad oil
1 1/2 cups biscuit mix
1/2 cup sugar
Beat eggs slightly, stir in salad oil, sugar and mashed bananas. Add biscuit mix and stir just until liquid and dry ingredients are combined. Fill greased or paper lined muffin tins 2/3 full. Bake at 400 degrees for 18-20 minutes.
Makes 12 muffins. Note: can be baked as a coffee cake and sprinkled with confection sugar.
OK, I'm from and in the south, and proud of it! Here is my recipe. Plus it freezes well.
BANANA NUT BREAD
Have all ingredients at room temperature.
Whisk together thoroughly:
1 1/3 c. all-purpose flour
3/4 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. baking powder
In a large bowl, beat on high speed until lightened in color and texture, 2-3 minutes.
5 1/3 tbsp. unsalted butter
2/3 c. sugar
Beat in the flour mixture until blended and grainy. Gradually add:
2 large eggs, lightly beaten
Fold in until just combined:
1 c. mashed very ripe bananas (or more)
1/2 c. chopped walnuts or pecans
Put in a greased loaf pan. Spread out evenly. Bake until a toothpick inserted comes out clean, 50-60 minutes @ 350. Let cool 5-10 minutes before removing from the pan.
Good stuff!
Banana Nut Muffins
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 cup sugar
1 Tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup milk
1 egg beaten
1/3 cup vegetable oil
3/4 cup mashed banana
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
Preheat oven to 400. Grease a 12 cup muffin pan.
Sift flour, sugar, baking powder & salt into a medium bowl; make a well in the center. mix milk, egg, oil, banana's & walnuts in a small bowl. pour mixture into well. mix batter just until moistened; do not over mix. spoon batter into prepared muffin cups. bake until a tooth pick inserted in center comes out clen or until muffins are golden brown about 15 minutes.
To ensure round muffin tops, grease only the bottom & halfway up the sides of each muffin cup.
Variation: Blueberries may be substituted for the mashed banana.
I usually make two loaves, one with chocolate chips, one without.
Banana Nut Bread
1/4c. butter, softened
3/4c. sugar
2 eggs
3/4c. mashed ripe bananas (about 2 medium)
1/2c. sourcream
2 -1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
3/4 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 c. chopped walnuts (i use 1/4 c. not too crazy for walnuts)
1) In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat until light and fluffy.
2) Stir in bananas and sourcream. Combine the flour, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt. Stir into banana mixture just until moistened. I use the hand mixer to stir everything.
FOLD in nuts.
3) Transfer to a greased 8-in. x 4-in. x 2-in. loaf pan.
Bake at 350' for one hour or until toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to cool completely.
* Banana Chip Bread: Fold in one cup semisweet chocolate chips or vanilla chips along with the walnuts. Bake as directed.