Christmas Banana Bread Food

CHRISTMAS BANANA BREAD

Christmas Banana Bread image

This bread is a pretty addition to the table during the holidays. Cherries, walnuts and chocolate chips give fast festive flair to the loaf of moist banana bread. -Phyllis Schmalz, Kansas City, Kansas

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 1h30m

Yield 1 loaf (16 slices).

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
2 large eggs
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1-1/4 cups mashed ripe bananas (about 3 medium)
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1/4 cup chopped maraschino cherries

Steps:

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture. Beat in bananas just until combined. Stir in the walnuts, chocolate chips and cherries., Pour into a greased 9x5-in. loaf pan. Bake at 350° for 70-80 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 235 calories, Fat 10g fat (5g saturated fat), Cholesterol 42mg cholesterol, Sodium 184mg sodium, Carbohydrate 34g carbohydrate (19g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 4g protein.

CHRISTMAS BANANA BREAD

Christmas Banana Bread image

Exceptionally moist and not too "cakey", this is lightly spiced with Indian spices - cinnamon, mace and ground ginger. Serve warm with vanilla ice cream and candied walnuts. Number of servings is an estimate - makes 1 loaf.

Provided by Sandi From CA

Categories Quick Breads

Time 1h

Yield 1 loaf, 12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
1 cup sugar
2 large eggs, well beaten
3 ripe bananas, broken into bits
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon ground mace
1/8 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 350°F Butter and flour one 8 ½ x 4 ½" loaf pan.
Cream the butter with the sugar until light and fluffy.
Add the eggs and beat until combined. Beat in the bananas.
Combine the flour, spices, salt and baking soda in another bowl, then fold in the dry ingredients into the creamed mixture just until combined; do not over mix.
Pour into the pan and bake until a tester stuck in the middle of the banana bread comes out clean, 50-60 minutes.
Let cool on a rack before removing from the pan.

CHRISTMAS BANANA BREAD

Christmas Banana Bread image

This is one of my favorite banana breads. I love bananas, but the ones available in the US are not as tasty as the Brazilians, so banana bread is my way of enjoying this fruit. I am not criticizing, it is just that bananas grow all over Brazil, from North to South, so it is just obvious we have better ones there! ;-)

Provided by EURrosa1

Categories Breads

Time 1h

Yield 1 loaf, 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, softened
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 1/4 cups ripe bananas, mashed (about 3 medium)
1/2 cup walnuts, chopped
1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
1/4 cup maraschino cherry, cut in half (or dried apricots, cranberries, pineapple, etc.)

Steps:

Cream butter and sugar in large mixing bowl.
Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Sift together flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Gradually addo to creamed butter.
MIx in bananas; fold in walnuts, chocolate and cherries.
Pour into greased 9" x 5" x 3" loaf pan. Bake at 350 F for 60 minutes, until toothpick inserted in center of loaf comes out clean.
Cool 10 minutes before removing from pan to wire rack.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 449.9, Fat 21.1, SaturatedFat 10.1, Cholesterol 83.4, Sodium 376.8, Carbohydrate 62.1, Fiber 2.6, Sugar 34, Protein 6.7