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Banana Sour Cream Bread Recipe

Mon, 26 Sep 2011 05:33:17 +0000

Winter brings the need for coats, a crackling fireplace and holiday gifts for your neighbors. However, it can be challenging to find an affordable and thoughtful present that your loved ones will appreciate. A small loaf of bread can be the perfect gift idea and when you try this Banana Sour Cream Bread recipe, you'll want to share this tasty treat with all of your friends. This is a recipe that takes a basic banana bread formula and kicks it up a notch. You can plan on just 10 minutes of preparation time and the bread should cook up in about an hour.

Banana Sour Cream Bread Ingredients:

1/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3/4 cup butter
3 cups sugar
3 large eggs
6 ripe smashed bananas
1 full 16 ounce container of sour cream
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 teaspoons baking soda
4 1/2 cups flour

Directions:

Preheat your oven to 300 degrees and grease four seven by three inch bread pans. In a small mixing bowl, combine 1/4 cup sugar and one teaspoon cinnamon. Taking the cinnamon mixture, lightly dust all four pans.

In a large bowl, cream the butter and 3 cups of sugar, then add the eggs, smashed bananas, sour cream, vanilla extract and cinnamon. You'll then need to add the salt, baking soda and flour. Pour batter into pans and bake your loaves for one hour. You can insert a toothpick to make sure that your loaves are cooked through.

This banana bread recipe will be a hit with your family and friends. Furthermore, you are sure to have multiple requests for your delicious bread and can make a few alterations for other occasions or holidays. For example, you can add 1 cup of chopped walnuts, for those who aren't allergic, creating an exciting flavor. Or, coat your bread with this rich glaze for a tasty embellishment.

Glaze Recipe:

2 cups sugar
1 cup water
1/4 cup butter
1/4 teaspoon banana extract

Combine the sugar, water, butter and extract in a saucepan. Then, heat ingredients over medium heat until the mixture boils for three minutes and pour glaze over each banana bread loaf letting the bread cool. As the glaze soaks into the bread, it will turn into a delicious moist indulgence. You can serve the bread with a honey-nut cream cheese spread for a delightful twist. Moreover, your family will appreciate a home-made treat and you'll appreciate the chance to practice your baking skills with this Banana Sour Cream Bread recipe.

Vegan Banana Bread Recipe

Sat, 05 Feb 2011 12:29:39 +0000

There is nothing like a kitchen filled with the smell of banana bread baking in the oven, especially during these cold fall and winter months. However, for many starting out on a vegan diet, it may seem like the experience of such a wonderful sensation is never going to happen again. Never fear, for there are wonderful vegan banana bread recipes!

This is a simple recipe with only 10 ingredients, and it is a cinch to put together. This bread tastes wonderful and even has an intense and flavorful banana taste that is second to nothing else that will come out of your kitchen. And to top it all off, the recipe is even very low in fat and much healthier for you than a traditional banana bread recipe!

For one loaf of banana bread, you will need

3 small very ripe bananas (Buy them a few days before, and put them into a paper bag to speed the ripening process)
1/4 cup applesauce
1/4 cup canola oil
1/2 cup natural sugar
2 tablespoons molasses
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup white whole wheat flour
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup chocolate chips (optional)
1/2 cup walnuts or pecans (optional)

Instructions

First, preheat your oven to 350 degrees, and grease a 9 inch by 5 inch loaf pan. While the oven is heating, place the bananas into a large bowl and mash them very well using a fork. Then add all of the sugar, applesauce, molasses and oil. Whisk the ingredients quickly to mix together well.

Next, use a sifter to mix in the flour, spices, salt and baking soda. Using a wooden spoon, stir the mixture until all of the wet and dry ingredients are just combined. If you choose to use chocolate chips or nuts, this is the time to mix them into the batter as well. Do not over-mix.

Put the prepared batter into the pan and bake 45 to 50 minutes, or until the top is light brown and a knife inserted into the center comes back out clean. Let the bread cool before removing from pan.

Serve this vegan banana bread at room temperature or warm.

How To Make Banana Bread

Tue, 07 Sep 2010 07:42:28 +0000

We all know about banana bread – it’s that yummy, moist sweetbread that we use those nasty old black over-ripe bananas for. I can remember many-a-time hearing my mother shout, “Don’t throw those bananas away!” I now know that bananas are at their sweetest at this stage and help to make the bread nice and moist. I guard them diligently until I’m ready to get out my recipe and learn how to make banana bread.

Banana bread recipes started appearing in cookbooks around America in the 1930s. It is not bread in the true sense of the word because there is no leavening agent used, but baking soda instead. The mixture doesn’t form dough to be kneaded and then set aside to rise, just a thick batter. In the 1960s it became even more popular because it was so easy to make. Banana bread is actually the most popular in cafes in Australia where it is at served at breakfast.

Now there are any many different variations of this simple recipe, like healthy banana bread, banan nut bread etc... Here is a classic version of homemade banana bread. It is actually made more like a cake so that it has a smooth texture with smaller crumbs.

Homemade Banana Bread Ingredients
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 cups of flour
2 ripe bananas
1 tablespoon buttermilk

Instructions
1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

2. Place peeled bananas in a small bowl and mash them with a fork. Stir in the buttermilk and set this aside.

3. In a larger bowl mix together the butter and both sugars until they are fluffy.

4. Add the egg and beat once again until well blended.

5. Combine the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and cinnamon in a sifter and then sift this into a bowl.

6. Alternate adding the dry ingredients and the banana mixture to the butter and sugar in the mixing bowl. Start with the dry ingredients and end with the dry ingredients and always beat thoroughly before the next addition.

7. Coat a 9” by 5” loaf pan with the type of cooking spray that has flour in it. Spoon the batter into the pan and spread it out evenly.

8. Bake for 45 to 60 minutes. The time will depend on how accurately your oven heats. The bread is done when is a dark golden brown. Check to be sure by inserting a toothpick directly into the middle. If it comes out clean, the bread is done.

9. Remove bread and cool on a wire rack.

Banana Bread Variations
There are a lot of things you can to vary this recipe, which does not have nuts. Add 1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans.

I like to give my banana bread a Jamaican flair occasionally. Use this recipe (with nuts), leave out the buttermilk and add two tablespoons of rum. After you’ve poured the batter into the loaf pan, sprinkle 1/2 cup of coconut on top and then bake as usual. Make a glaze of 1/2 cup of powdered sugar and 1-1/2 tablespoons of fresh lime juice. Drizzle this on top while the bread is still warm. If you still want more ideas how to make banana bread browse the rest of this site, there are plenty of cool recipes that you can choose from.

Low carb, low glycemic and protein rich banana nut bread

Mon, 11 May 2009 00:30:50 +0000

We got this banana bread recipe from the Green Godess. This is a very moist cake, filling but healthy as well as balanced with all the good fats (Omega 3s), great source of protein from the chickpeas and no insulin load as agave does not have the same effect on insulin levels. This recipe is also diabetic friendly.

For This low carb, low glycemic and protein rich banana nut bread you will need

2/3 cup of Agave Syrup
1/2 cup of olive oil
2 large eggs
2 large bananas or 3 medium bananas (mash by hand if doing the mixture by hand otherwise can be directly placed in the food processor) + 1 chopped for topping to be added after processing the mixture
1 3/4 cup of chickpea flour
1/4 teaspoon of baking soda
1/4 teaspoon of sea salt
1 teaspoon of cinnamon
1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
1 cup of chopped walnuts

Pre-heat oven to 180 celsius (350 Fahrenheit right about).

Mix all the wet ingredients either by hand or use the plastic S-blade for the food processor: Agave syrup, olive oil, eggs, mashed bananas or can be placed whole if using food processor.

Pulse it so as not to have the mixture too liquified. Once they have mixed well add the dry ingredients: Chickpea flour, baking soda, sea salt, cinnamon, and vanilla. Process on slow speed until thick and well mixed.

Pour into a rectangular deep dish baking pan 9 inch length, 4 inch width and 2.5 depth (I used a silicone one lined with non-stick baking sheet). Add the walnuts and chopped bananas.

Bake until golden and run a toothpick through to test usually between 35-45 minutes. Sometimes, I bake for less time to have a more pudding effect.

Try this topped with any nut butter (great with almond, hazelnut and cashew butter) for breakfast YUMMY! A great way to start your day :)

Enjoy!

Maybe a note on the benefits of low glycemic banana bread and food in general. Food with low glycemic index will release glucose into your blood more slowly and steadily. If something has high glycemic index your blood glucose levels will rise very fast. This is OK after endurance exercise or for a person with diabetes experiencing hypoglycemia but otherwise - low glycemic food is better, healthier and such diet can also prevent diabetes. So this low carb, low glycemic and protein rich banana nut bread is a great way to improve your diet. Again thanks to Green Goddess for this recipe.

Blueberry Banana Bread Recipe

Sat, 21 Jun 2008 05:31:44 +0000

Banana bread doesn't have to be made just using bananas, you can also add other fruits. Sure the basic fruit for the banana bread will always be bananas but you can use lots of other fruits to add that extra twist to your recipe. So in this blueberry banana bread recipe we will be adding - you guessed it - blueberries. We just tried this recipe a few days ago and the bread turned out great!

For This Blueberry Banana Bread Recipe You Will Need:

- 4-5 mashed ripe bananas
- 1 cup sugar (you can use less)
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup shortening or vegetable oil
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla sugar
- 1 cup blueberries

1. First we need to preheat oven to 350 F (180C) and grease our loaf pan.

2. The process of making banana bread in this blueberry banana bread recipe is the same as with other recipes. You need a large bowl to mix sugar, shortening (or oil), and eggs. When they are mixed add mashed bananas and mix some more. Now it's time to add the dry ingredients. We gently mix in all the flour, salt, vanilla sugar and baking powder. Keep mixing until we get a fairly smooth and even mixture.

3. Now comes the blueberry part. Make sure your blueberries are washed and without any leaves and stuff like that. Now just gently mix them into the banana bread batter and you are done.

4. Pour the blueberry banana bread batter into the loaf pan and put the pan into the oven. It takes about an hour for banana bread to be baked. How do you know it's done? Stick a toothpick in the bread and if it comes out clean you are ready to eat. As soon as the bread cools down of course.

You can try a number of other fruits instead of blueberries. Try replacing blueberries in this recipe with blackberries, strawberries (cut them in smaller pieces) and even other fruits like peaches, apples, pineapple and others. Don't be afraid to try!