Banana Bran Loaf Cake Food

BANANA BRAN BREAKFAST BREAD

Steps:

• To make buttermilk if fresh is not available, combine 1 tbsp (15 ml) of white vinegar with milk.
• Preheat oven to 350 °F (180 °C).
• In a large bowl, stir together bran, both flours, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon; set aside.
• In a medium bowl, beat together buttermilk, brown sugar, butter, eggs, bananas, orange juice and peel.
• Fold into dry ingredients just until moistened.
• Stir in raisins and walnuts and spoon batter into a buttered 9"x 5" (23 x 13 cm) loaf pan.
• Bake for 55 to 60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the centre comes out clean.
• For the adventurous:Add dried cranberries instead of raisins.

BANANA LOAF CAKE I

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 5x9-inch loaf pan.
• Mash bananas and add flour, sugar, butter, vanilla, baking powder, baking soda and egg. Mix well. Pour into loaf pan.
• Bake in preheated oven until toothpick inserted into center of cake comes out clean, 50 to 60 minutes.

ALL BRAN BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 180 degree C.
• Combine dry ingredients and add egg, water, milk and banana.
• Mix until well combined.
• Spoon into a greased loaf tin.
• Bake in oven for 30-45 minutes or until cooked when tested.
• Note- the original recipe says to cook for 45 minutes but mine was done at 30 minutes, so I suggest testing at 30 minutes so it dosn't overcook.

EASY BANANA BRAN LOAF

Steps:

• In medium size bowl, soak bran in water (or milk) over night.
• Then mix with: sifted flour and brown sugar.
• Mix well and add mashed banana.
• Mix again until all ingrediants are well combined.
• Transfer into a medium size loaf pan, lined with baking paper (to prevent sticking) and bake in 200Degree oven for approx.
• 45 mins.
• Check your loaf every 10 mins after the 30 minute mark.

BANANA BRAN LOAF CAKE

Steps:

• Measure out the all-bran, milk and sugar then mix together in a large mixing bowl - leave to soak for 25 minutes
• Measure out the flour and sultanas then add to the mixture - stir in well
• Add the honey and mashed/pureed bananas
• Pour into a greased loaf tin at then place into a pre-heated oven a 180C
• Bake for approximately 30-40minutes our until a knife comes out clean
• Leave to stand for at least 1 hour before serving - the cake will seem quite mushy at first but will soon set

BRILLIANT BANANA LOAF

Steps:

• Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4.
• Butter a 2lb loaf tin and line the base and sides with baking parchment.
• Cream 140g softened butter and 140g caster sugar until light and fluffy, then slowly add 2 beaten large eggs with a little of the 140g flour.
• Fold in the remaining flour, 1 tsp baking powder and 2 mashed bananas.
• Pour the mixture into the prepared tin and bake for about 50 mins, or until cooked through. Check the loaf at 5-min intervals by testing it with a skewer (it should be able to be inserted and removed cleanly), as the time may vary depending on the shape of your loaf tin.
• Cool in the tin for 10 mins, then remove to a wire rack.
• Mix 50g icing sugar with 2-3 tsp water to make a runny icing.
• Drizzle the icing across the top of the cake and decorate with a handful of banana chips.

APRICOT BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs. Combine bananas and buttermilk. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with banana, beating well after each addition. Stir in bran, apricots and nuts. , Pour into a greased 9x5-in. loaf pan. Bake at 350° for 55-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack.

BUTTERMILK BRAN LOAF

Steps:

• Mix together all the dry ingredients.
• Stir in the buttermilk and let stand in a warm place for 1/2 hour before scraping into an oiled loaf pan.
• Preheat the oven to 350°F.
• Bake for 30 to 40 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean when inserted in the middle.

ALL BRAN LOAF CAKE

Steps:

• Grease and line your loaf tin, and preheat the oven to 170C/fan 150C/gas 5.
• Use a cup to measure the ingredients (I use my small measuring jug featured in the photograph.)
• Pour the All bran and milk into a bowl. Leave the All Bran to soak up the milk (about 5-10 mins.)
• Add the self raising flour and sugar to your mixture and stir.
• Cut up your dried fruit (if using prunes and apricots) and dust with some of the self raising flour. Add the fruit to your mixture and stir.
• The mixture should be thick and gloopy, if it isn't you may wish to add a bit more milk. Transfer the mixture to your loaf tin and put in the oven for 1 hr -1 hr 30 mins. Check on the loaf after 1 hr by putting a knife through the middle, if it comes out clean the loaf is cooked, if not leave it in a little longer.

BANANA CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to fan 160C/ conventional 180C/gas 4. Butter a 20 x 13cm loaf tin and line the base with greaseproof paper.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the butter and sugar with an electric whisk until creamy. Beat in the eggs one at a time (don't worry that the mixture looks curdled). Stir in the mashed bananas, pecans, raisins and buttermilk.
• Sift the flour and bicarbonate of soda on top of the banana mixture, then fold in until evenly mixed, taking care not to overmix. Spoon into the prepared tin and level the top.
• Bake for 1 hour 15 minutes until a skewer pushed in the centre comes out almost, but not quite, dry. Remove from the oven and leave for about 10 minutes, then turn it out of the tin on to a cooling rack to cool.
• For the icing, mix the icing sugar with 2-3 tsp cold water to give a smooth, runny consistency. Using a dessertspoon, drizzle the icing in lines across the loaf.

CARROT BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. In a small bowl, whisk the eggs, bananas and oil. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in carrots and pecans. Transfer to a greased 9x5-in. loaf pan. , Bake at 350° for 55-65 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely.

BRAN BANANA MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs, bananas and buttermilk. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; stir into creamed mixture just until moistened. Fold in the cereal, chocolate chips and pecans. , Fill greased or paper-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. Bake at 350° for 23-25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 5 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks. Serve warm.

ALL BRAN LOAF

Steps:

• Mix all bran cereal, raisins, brown sugar and milk into a large mixing bowl.
• Let stand; 2 hours is best.
• Add the flour and mix well.
• Pour into a pound loaf tin.
• Bake for 1 hour at Gas 3.

BANANA NUT LOAF CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Place the bran flakes in a bowl, cover with the milk, and allow to stand for 10 to 15 minutes.
• In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, sugar, raisins, walnuts, and wheat germ. Stir well.
• Mash the bananas thoroughly, break in the eggs, and stir to combine.
• Add the banana mixture and soaked bran flakes to the dry ingredients. Mix well.
• Pour the mixture into a greased loaf pan, and bake for approximately 1 hour or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Turn onto cooling rack and let stand for at least 15 minutes before slicing.
• Sprinkle with powdered sugar.