Fruit Sweetened Breakfast Banana Bread Food

FRUIT-SWEETENED BREAKFAST BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly grease a loaf pan with oil or butter/margarine or line with parchment paper.
• In a large bowl, mash your bananas. Whisk in your milk, oil, vanilla and egg.
• Add your dry ingredients to the wet mixture and mix all together. Don't overmix. The batter will be thick.
• Transfer the mixture to your prepared loaf pan. Bake for 45 minutes or until cooked through. The bread should be firm on the outside, yet moist on the inside.
• Let it cool 5-10 minutes before slicing.

FRUIT-SWEETENED BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 9- by 5-inch loaf pan with cooking spray.
• Put the raisins and dates in a medium bowl, cover with very hot water and let soak until the fruit is very soft, about 25 minutes. Drain, then puree until smooth in a food processor, scraping the bowl frequently.
• Whisk together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt in a medium bowl.
• Beat the butter in a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium-high speed until smooth. Add the raisin-date mixture, and beat until incorporated and smooth. Add the egg and egg yolk, vanilla and zest, and beat until incorporated. Lower the mixer speed to medium-low, and add half the flour mixture, then the milk, then the remaining flour mixture, stopping to scrape down the side of the bowl as needed (it's OK if there are some lumps). Fold in the bananas.
• Pour the batter into the prepared pan, and smooth the top with a spatula or the back of a spoon. Bake until the bread is golden brown and crisp and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Run a knife around the edges, and let cool completely in the pan on a rack. The bread can be stored at room temperature in an airtight container for up to 3 days.

BANANA BRAN MUFFINS (FRUIT JUICE SWEETENED)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F
• In a bowl, mix together the flour, bran, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon.
• In another bowl, mix together the mashed banana, egg whites, and juice concentrate.
• Add the dry mixture to the wet ingredients stirring as little as possible until just combined.
• Spoon into greased muffins cups. (This recipe will make 18 standard muffins or 12 jumbo).
• Bake for 25 minutes. (30 if making jumbo muffins).