Barefoot Contessa Banana Bread Food

OLD-FASHIONED BANANA CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 9 by 2-inch round cake pan.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, mix the bananas, granulated sugar, and brown sugar on low speed until combined. With the mixer still on low, add the oil, eggs, sour cream, vanilla, and orange zest. Mix until smooth.
• In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, and salt. With the mixer on low, add the dry ingredients and mix just until combined. Stir in the chopped walnuts, if using. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 45 to 50 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in the pan for 15 minutes, turn out onto a cooling rack, and cool completely.
• Spread the frosting thickly on the top of the cake and decorate with walnut halves, if using.
• Mix the cream cheese, butter, and vanilla in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment on low speed until just combined. Don't whip! Add the sugar and mix until smooth.

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.

BAREFOOT CONTESSA BANANA BREAD RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350F. Gently grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan with butter.
• Whisk together the flour, granulated sugar, baking soda, cinnamon, pecans, salt and nutmeg in a large bowl.
• In another bowl, mix eggs, melted butter, buttermilk, brown sugar and vanilla. Stir in mashed bananas.
• Now, fold in the banana mixture into the flour mixture until combined. Do not over mix; it is alright if there are some lumps.
• Pour the batter into the loaf pan. Bake for 1 hour until brown. Allow the bread cool down in the pan for 10 minutes and then transfer itto the cooling rack. Slice and serve.

BAREFOOT CONTESSA'S BANANA SOUR CREAM PANCAKES

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, sift together the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt.
• Whisk together the sour cream, milk, eggs, vanilla, and lemon zest.
• Add the wet ingredients to the dry ones, mixing only until combined.
• Melt 1 tablespoon of butter in a large skillet over medium-low heat until it bubbles.
• Ladle the pancake batter (Ina uses a 1/4-cup measure to drop the batter into the pan) into the pan.
• Distribute a rounded tablespoon of bananas on each pancake.
• Cook 2 to 3 minutes, until bubbles appear on top and the underside is nicely browned.
• Flip the pancakes and then cook for another minute, until browned.
• Wipe out the pan with a paper towel, add more butter to the pan, and continue cooking pancakes until the batter is used.
• Serve with sliced bananas, butter, and maple syrup.
• **The pancakes will stay warm in a preheated 200-degree oven for 15 to 20 minutes.