Banana Explosion Bread With Nutmeg Candied Pecans Food

MOIST AND DELICIOUS BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Grease and flour a 9 inch loaf pan
• Pre-heat the oven to 350 °F
• In a large mixer bowl, cream the butter and sugar together with the flat beater
• Add bananas and eggs and mix well. Remove the bowl from the mixer
• In a medium bowl, sift together all the dry ingredients and add to the wet ingredients along with the vanilla. Mix with a spatula without over stirring
• Slowly stir in the chocolate chips.
• Pour the batter into the greased pan.
• Mix the 2 Tbs of brown sugar with the ½ tsp of cinnamon and spread evenly over the batter
• If using the optional chopped walnuts, spread them evenly over the batter now.
• Place on the middle rack of the oven and bake for 70 minutes. At this point use a cake tester to test the doneness.
• Cool in the pan for 10 minutes and then remove the loaf onto a cooling rack for another 15 minutes before serving.
• Carefull... this banana bread is awesome and may dissapear in one sitting. Enjoy!

BANANA EXPLOSION BREAD WITH NUTMEG CANDIED PECANS

Steps:

• 1. In a medium non stick skillet melt butter on medium low heat. Add pecans, vanilla sugar, and nutmeg. Stir to combine. Continue to cook for 2 minutes. Turn off heat and allow to cool while preparing banana bread.
• 2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9 x 5 loaf pan with cooking spray.
• 3. Mash 2 bananas. It should equal about 1 cup.
• 4. Dice the 3rd banana. I find it easiest to cut down the center length wise, give it a quarter turn and slice again. Then dice.
• 5. Measure 1 1/2 cup flour. In a bowl add diced banana. Add 1 Tablespoon of the measured flour over diced bananas and gently stir to coat bananas
• 6. To the remaining flour add baking soda and salt. Stir to combine.
• 7. In a mixing bowl cream butter until fluffy about 3 minutes.
• 8. Add mashed bananas and continue to mix on medium speed about 3 minutes.
• 9. Add sugars and mix until well combined and creamy.
• 10. Add eggs, sour cream, vanilla and banana extract. Mix until well combined.
• 11. Add flour mixture all at once. Mix only until moistened.
• 12. Add diced banana and toasted pecans. Mix on low until incorporated.
• 13. Pour batter into greased loaf pan and bake for 30 minutes. Rotate pan and bake for an additional 30 minutes checking frequently for color. If your bread reaches desired brownness before cooking time is over, cover with aluminum foil gently and continue to bake.
• 14. Remove from oven and test with a toothpick. If more time is required cook an addition 10 to 20 minutes checking frequently. I added this step because everyone's oven cooks differently.
• 15. When done allow to cool in pan 10 minutes. Then remove from pan and allow to cool on a wire rack. Once warm to the touch but not hot, wrap in aluminum foil and cool in the fridge for at least an hour or two before slicing.

CANDIED PECAN BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• Slightly grease loaf pan(s).
• Peel and puree the bananas.
• Cream together butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla, cinnamon and banana puree.
• In a seperate bowl sift together the flour, baking soda and salt.
• Add dry ingredients a little at a time to creamed mixture.
• Crush the pecans and the walnuts so there are no large pieces.
• Stir the nuts into the batter.
• Bake at 325 for 1 hour if using regular loaf pans and 35 minutes if using mini loaf pans.
• Remove from oven and cool 5 minutes.
• Take a toothpick and poke holes in the loaf. Mix the melted butter, cinnamon and sugar mixture and brush on loaf.
• Wait till pan cools completely and remove the banana loaf.

THE BEST BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly butter one 9-by-5-inch loaf pan.
• Whisk together the flour, pecans, granulated sugar, baking soda, cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon salt and nutmeg in a large bowl. Whisk together the eggs, melted butter, buttermilk, brown sugar and vanilla in a medium bowl; stir in the mashed bananas. Fold the banana mixture into the flour mixture until just combined (it's OK if there are some lumps).
• Pour the batter into the buttered pan and lightly tap the pan on the counter to evenly distribute the batter. Bake until browned and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out completely clean, about 1 hour. Let the bread cool for 10 minutes in the pan, then turn out onto a rack to cool completely.

BANANA BREAD WITH PECANS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and lightly grease a 9 by 5-inch loaf pan.
• In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
• Mash 2 of the bananas with a fork in a small bowl so they still have a bit of texture. With an electric mixer fitted with a wire whisk, whip the remaining bananas and sugar together for a good 3 minutes; you want a light and fluffy banana cream. Add the melted butter, eggs, and vanilla; beat well and scrape down the sides of the bowl. Mix in the dry ingredients just until incorporated; no need to overly blend. Fold in the nuts and the mashed bananas with a rubber spatula. Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan. Give the pan a good rap on the counter to get any air bubbles out.
• Bake for about 1 hour and 15 minutes, until golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean. Don't get nervous if the banana bread develops a crack down the center of the loaf; that's no mistake, it's typical. Rotate the pan periodically to ensure even browning.
• Cool the bread in the pan for 10 minutes or so, and then turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely before slicing. Toast the slices of banana bread, dust with confectioners' sugar, and serve.

PECAN-CHOCOLATE CHIP BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter and flour a 9-by-5-inch metal loaf pan.
• Whisk the flour, sugar, baking soda, salt and cinnamon together in a large bowl.
• Lightly beat the egg in a medium bowl with a fork or a whisk. Add the banana and mix to combine. Stir in the sour cream, vanilla and melted butter. Stir the sour cream-banana mixture into the flour mixture until just combined. Stir in the chocolate chips and pecans until just combined but with a few lumps still in the batter. Transfer the batter to the prepared pan and smooth out into an even layer.
• Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center of the loaf comes out clean, 1 hour, 5 minutes to 1 hour, 10 minutes. Cool in the pan on a rack for 20 minutes. Run a thin knife along the sides of the pan to loosen the bread and unmold it. Serve warm or at room temperature.

BANANA BREAD WITH COCONUT AND PECANS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9-by-5-inch loaf pan with butter, then coat with flour, shaking off the excess.
• Use an electric mixer to beat the brown sugar, granulated sugar and butter together until it is light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs; add the bananas, buttermilk and vanilla and beat until smooth. Stir in the cinnamon, flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt by hand with a rubber spatula. (You don't want to over-beat the batter or the bread will be tough.) Stir in the pecans and coconut and pour into the prepared pan.
• Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center of the bread comes out dry, about 1 hour 15 minutes. Allow to cool 5 minutes in the pan. Run a knife along the sides to loosen the loaf from the pan; invert to remove the bread and place it (bottom side down) on a wire rack to cool.

BANANA & PECAN LOAF

Steps:

• Heat oven to 160C/140C fan/gas 3. Grease and line a 2lb/900g loaf tin with a long strip of baking parchment. To make the loaf cake batter, beat the butter and sugar with an electric whisk until light and fluffy. Add the bananas in a few chunks and beat in with the eggs, flour, almonds, baking powder and milk until smooth - the whisk will mash the bananas. Stir in the pecans, then scrape into the tin. Bake for 45-50 mins until golden, risen and a skewer poked in comes out clean. Cool in the tin, then lift out.
• Beat the butter, icing sugar and vanilla. Spread on top of the cooled cake and scatter with more chopped pecans

MOIST BANANA PECAN BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325. Grease a 9" x 5" loaf pan.
• In a large mixing bowl, beat together butter and brown sugar until creamed. Beat in eggs, mashed bananas, and vanilla until creamy.
• In a seperate bowl, combine flour, salt, baking powder, cinnamon and nutmeg. Gradually add this dry mixture into creamed mixture and mix well. Batter will get thick.
• Stir in chopped pecans.
• Pour into greased loaf pan. Bake at 325 for 70-80 minutes.
• Makes 1 loaf.

OUR FAVORITE BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 9x5" loaf pan with butter and dust with flour, tapping out any excess.
• Combine banana, sour cream, and vanilla in a medium bowl. Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a large bowl.
• Using an electric mixer, beat butter and brown sugar on medium speed in another large bowl until light and fluffy, about 3 1/2 minutes. Add eggs one at a time and beat on medium speed until fully combined, about 1 minute each. Add banana mixture and beat until just combined, about 30 seconds. Add dry ingredients in 2 batches, beating on low after each addition and scraping down sides of bowl if necessary, until fully incorporated, about 20 seconds per batch. Fold in walnuts. Transfer batter to prepared pan and smooth top with a spatula.
• Bake, rotating halfway through, until batter is set, top is dark golden brown and starting to crack, sides are starting to pull away from pan, and a tester inserted into center of bread comes out clean, 60-65 minutes. Cool in pan on a wire rack at least 15 minutes. Run a butter knife around perimeter of pan to loosen loaf, then tap pan gently on its side until loaf releases. Transfer to a cutting board or plate and let cool completely before slicing.

RICH AND DELICIOUS BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Lightly grease an 8x4 inch loaf pan.
• In a large bowl, cream the shortening and sugar. Sift in the flour, baking soda and salt. Blend in the mashed bananas. Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Bake in preheated oven for 60 minutes, or until a knife inserted into center of loaf comes out clean.