Banana Date Bread Food

BANANA DATE BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In a large bowl, beat together the oil and sugar.
• Add the egg and mix well.
• In a medium sized bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
• In another bowl, combine the bananas, water and vanilla extract.
• Add banana mixture to the oil and sugar mixture alternately with the flour mixture, combining well after each addition.
• Stir in dates and nuts (if desired).
• Turn mixture into a greased and floured 9" x 5" loaf pan.
• Bake for 50-55 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted in the center of the loaf comes out clean.
• Cool for 10 minutes then remove from pan and let cool on wire rack before slicing.

BANANA BREAD WITH DATES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease and flour a 9 x 5 x 3-inch loaf pan .
• Add well-blended flour mixture and mix just until combined. Do not overmix.

BANANA-DATE MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a muffin pan with non-stick spray or line with paper muffin liners. Sift together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt; set aside.
• In a medium bowl, cream together the sugar, margarine and egg with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Mix in bananas, vanilla, cereal and dates. Blend in dry ingredients until just incorporated. Spoon into prepared muffin cups to about 2/3 full.
• Bake for 20 to 25 minutes in the preheated oven, until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool in pan over a wire rack for at least 10 minutes before removing muffins from the pan.

BANANA DATE BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325°F.
• Coat a 4- by 8-inch loaf pan with nonstick canola oil spray and flour lightly. In a food processor, combine the tofu, agave nectar, bananas, apple juice, vanilla extract, cinnamon, nutmeg, and canola oil. Blend until smooth and creamy, about 2 to 3 minutes. Sift together the flour and baking powder into a large bowl. Add the tofu mixture and mix with a wooden spoon until just blended. Fold in the dates, walnuts, and flaxseeds. Turn the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 35 to 40 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean. Let cool in the pan for 10 to 15 minutes before transferring to a rack to cool completely. Store in the refrigerator, tightly wrapped.

BANANA DATE FLAXSEED BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease an 8x4 inch loaf pan. Use an electric coffee grinder or food processor to grind 1/2 cup flax seed; set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl, beat together banana, oil, sugar and eggs. In a separate bowl, mix together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, ground flax seed and 1/4 cup whole flax seed. Gradually stir flour mixture into banana mixture. Fold in dates. Spoon batter into prepared loaf pan.
• Bake in preheated oven for 55 to 60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the loaf comes out clean.

BANANA DATE BREAD WITH LIME

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F. Butter and flour an 8 1/2 x 4 1/2-inch loaf pan.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda and set aside.
• With an electric mixer on medium speed, beat the butter, sugar, and lime zest in a large bowl until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Beat in the eggs, 1 at a time, scraping down the sides of the bowl as necessary. Beat in the banana and vanilla and fold in the dates. Fold the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients.
• Transfer the batter into the prepared pan and bake until a skewer inserted into the center comes out with moist crumbs attached, 55 to 65 minutes. Transfer the pan to a wire rack to cool for 15 minutes, then flip the loaf out of the pan, turn it right-side up, and let it cool completely.
• Store leftovers in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days or frozen for up to 1 month.