Banana Bread Betty Crockers Cookbook Recipe 45 Food

BANANA BREAD FROM BETTY CROCKER

Steps:

• Put the bananas in the mixer bowl and beat to mash them.
• Add all of the other ingredients and beat for 30 seconds (don't over-beat).
• Pour/scrape into a 9x5x3 pan with the bottom only greased.
• Bake at 350 for about 1 hour until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

BETTY CROCKERS BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease bottom of a 9x5x3 inch loaf pan. Mix sugar and butter in a medium bowl. Stir in eggs until blended. Add bananas and water; beat 30 seconds. Stir in remaining ingredients except nuts just until moistened. Stir in nuts. Pour into pan. Bake until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean, about 55 to 60 minutes; cool 5 minutes. Cool completely before slicing or it might fall apart and be difficult to slice into pieces.
• 120 calories per slice.
• DO NOT USE SELF RISING FLOUR (the baking soda and powder lets it rise on its own.
• wrap and refrigerate not longer than 1 week.

BETTY CROCKER'S BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Move oven rack to low position so that tops of pans will be in center of oven. Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Grease bottoms only of 2 loaf pans, 8 1/2x4 1/2x2 1/2 inches, or 1 loaf pan, 9x5x3 inches.
• Mix sugar and butter in large bowl.
• Stir in eggs until well blended.
• Add bananas, buttermilk, and vanilla.
• Beat until smooth.
• Stir in flour, baking soda and salt just until moistened.
• Stir in nuts.
• Pour into pans.
• Bake 8-inch loaves about 1 hour, 9-inch loaf about 1 1/4 hours, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool 10 minutes.
• Loosen sides of loaves from pans; remove from pans and place top side up on wire rack.
• Cool completely, about 2 hours, before slicing.
• Wrap tightly and store at room temperature up to 4 days, or refrigerate up to 10 days.

BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Move oven rack to low position so that tops of pans will be in center of oven. Heat oven to 350°F. Grease bottoms only of 2 loaf pans, 8 1/2x4 1/2x2 1/2 inches, or 1 loaf pan, 9x5x3 inches.
• Mix sugar and butter in large bowl. Stir in eggs until well blended. Add bananas, buttermilk and vanilla. Beat until smooth. Stir in flour, baking soda and salt just until moistened. Stir in nuts. Pour into pans.
• Bake 8-inch loaves about 1 hour, 9-inch loaf about 1 1/4 hours, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes. Loosen sides of loaves from pans; remove from pans and place top side up on wire rack. Cool completely, about 2 hours, before slicing. Wrap tightly and store at room temperature up to 4 days, or refrigerate up to 10 days.

NUT BREAD (ORIGINAL BETTY CROCKER)

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°.
• Grease bottom only of loaf pan, 9x5x3 inches, or 2 loaf pans, 8½x4½x2 ½ inches.
• Mix all ingredients; beat 30 seconds.
• Pour into pan(s).
• Bake until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean, 9-inch loaf 55 to 65 minutes, 8-inch loaves 55-60 minutes; cool slightly.
• Loosen sides of loaf from pan; remove from pan.
• Cool completely before slicing.
• To store, wrap and refrigerate no longer than 1 week.
• *If using self-rising flour, omit baking powder and salt.
• Apricot Nut Bread: Mix 1 cup finely cut-up dried apricots.
• Banana Nut Bread: Decrease milk to 1/3 cup and omit orange peel. Mix in 1 ¼ cup mashed bananas (1 to 3 medium). Bake 9-inch loaf 65 to 70 minutes.
• Cranberry-Cheese Nut Bread: Decrease nuts to 1/2 cup. Stir in 1 1/2 cups Cheddar cheese (about 6 ounces) and 1 cup cranberries, cut into halves. Bake 9-inch loaf 65 to 70 minutes.
• Date Nut Bread: Omit milk. Mix 1 1/2 cups boiling water and 1 1/2 cups cut-up dates; cool. Stir into the batter.
• Whole Wheat Raisin Bread: Substitute 2 3/4 cups whole wheat flour for the all-purpose flour and honey for the brown sugar. Mix in 1 cup raisins.

BETTY CROCKER'S ZUCCHINI BREAD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease bottoms only of 2 loaf pans, 9x5x3 inches or 3 loaf pans 8.5x4.5x2.5 inches.
• Mix shortening and sugar in large bowl. Add eggs, zucchini and water.
• Blend in the rest of the ingredients.
• Pour into pans.
• Bake 60-70 minutes, or until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean.
• Cool slightly before removing from pans. Cool completely before slicing. Wrap and refrigerate no longer than 10 days.