Banana Tea Bread Food

BANANA BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan.
• In a large bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt. In a separate bowl, cream together butter and brown sugar. Stir in eggs and mashed bananas until well blended. Stir banana mixture into flour mixture; stir just to moisten. Pour batter into prepared loaf pan.
• Bake in preheated oven for 60 to 65 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into center of the loaf comes out clean. Let bread cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack.

BANANA TEA BREAD RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 F.
• Sift flour with baking powder, soda and salt.
• Keep aside.
• Cream shortening until light.
• Then, add sugar gradually continuing to cream until fluffy.
• Beat in eggs.
• Add flour mixture alternately with bananas beginning and ending with flour.
• Spoon into a well-greased loaf pan and bake about 1 hr 10 min until loaf pulls slightly from sides of pan and is springy to the touch.
• Cool upright in pan for 10 min then turn out on a wire rack and cool before slicing.

BANANA-LEMON TEA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190C).
• Butter a 9 x 5 x 3 inch loaf pan.
• Cream butter with sugar for 6 minutes, until light.
• Beat in eggs, one at a time; blend in bananas and lemon juice.
• Sift together flour, baking soda and salt.
• Blend into banana mixture along with lemon zest.
• Turn into prepared pan.
• Bake for 1 hour or until tested done.
• Remove, cool for 15 minutes and turn out of pan.
• Cool completely.

BANANA TEA BREAD

Steps:

• Sift flour, sugar, soda, and salt into large bowl.
• Beat eggs into small bowl and stir in bananas and shortening (or oil).
• Stir wet mixture into dry ingredients until its moistened completely.
• Bake at 350F for 1 hour or until top is firm and pick comes out clean.
• Makes 1 9X5 loaf pan or 2 smaller ones.

BANANA TEA BREAD FROM THE NEW YORK TIMES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
• Cream the shortening or butter, add the sugar gradually and continue working until the batter is light and fluffy.
• Add the eggs and beat well.
• Add the flour mixture alternately with the bananas, a small amount at a time, beating after each addition until smooth.
• Turn into a well-greased bread pan [8-1/2 X 4-1/2 X 3 inches] and bake about one hour and ten minutes.
• NOTE: you can add 1/2 cup coarsely broken nut meats to the batter.

BANANA COCONUT TEA BREAD

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl, cream together butter and sugar.
• Beat in eggs, one at a time. Stir in milk, lemon juice, and almond extract.
• Sift flour again into mixing bowl along with baking powder, soda, and salt; mix thoroughly.
• Stir in bananas; fold in toasted coconut.
• Pour into a well-greased loaf pan (5 x 9 inches).
• Bake in a moderate oven 350 degrees for 55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Cool in pan a few minutes; turn out on wire rack to continue cooling.
• After the loaf is cool, wrap tightly and let it mellow for several days to enhance the flavor. Worth the wait!
• Makes one loaf.
• NOTE: To toast coconut sprinkle on a baking sheet and place in a moderate oven 350°F or under broiler until lightly browned, stirring occasionally.

VEGAN BANANA BREAD (HEALTHY + EASY)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease your loaf pan.
• In a medium sized mixing bowl, mash 3 - 4 bananas (about 1 1/2 cups to 1 3/4 cups works well), add oil/applesauce and vanilla extract, mix again. Add the flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder and salt, and mix well, but don't overmix, just enough until the flour is combined. Batter will be slightly thick and a few lumps is ok. If mixture seems too thick, add milk, especially if using heavier flours such as whole wheat or whole spelt (you're more inclined to need it).
• Pour batter into a greased loaf pan. Bake for about 50 min - 1 hour. Ovens vary, mine usually takes 50 minutes. You can also do the toothpick test in the center of the loaf, if it comes out clean it should be ready. Remove from oven and let cool for 10 min before slicing.
• Original method: In a medium/large size bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt, set aside. In a medium bowl, mash bananas. Add the oil, vanilla and bananas to the dry ingredients and mix until combined, do not overmix. If mixture seems too thick, add the almond milk (especially if using heavier flours such as whole wheat or whole spelt, you're more inclined to need it).
• Pour batter into a greased loaf pan. Bake for about 50 min - 1 hour. Ovens vary, mine usually takes 50 minutes. You can also do the toothpick test in the center of the loaf, if it comes out clean it should be ready. Remove from oven and let cool for 10 min before slicing.
• Keep covered on the counter for up to 3 days or in the refrigerator up to 1 week. Keep in the freezer for up to 2 months. Thaw the wrapped loaves overnight in the refrigerator. Reheat in the microwave or a toaster oven with a door.

BANANA CHAI BREAD

Steps:

• In a medium bowl mix together flour, baking powder, and salt.
• In a separate bowl mix sugar, cream cheese, and eggs until light and fluffy. Mix mashed bananas and Chai into cream cheese mixture. Add flour mixture and mix until smooth.
• Pour mixture into a greased 9x5 inch loaf pan.
• Bake in a preheated 350 degree F(175 degrees C) oven for 60 minutes. Cool on rack. Remove from pan after 10 minutes.