Incredible Banana Pecan Bread Christmas Style Food

BANANA-PECAN BREAD

Steps:

• Set oven to 350 degrees (set oven rack to second-bottom position).
• Grease a 9 x 5-inch baking pan and line the bottom of the pan with parchment paper.
• In a large bowl beat the butter with sugars and vanilla until light and fluffy (about 3-4 minutes).
• Add in eggs, sour cream and mashed bananas; mix well until combined.
• In a small bowl sift together the bread flour with baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to the creamed mixture and mix with a wooden spoon until JUST combined (do not overmix!).
• Stir in pecans.
• Transfer the mixture to prepared baking pan.
• Bake for about 55-70 minutes or until the loaf tests done (tent foil over the top of the loaf if browning too much).

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.

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.

CHRISTMAS BANANA BREAD

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

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.

INCREDIBLE BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Celsius. Use butter to grease up a loaf pan.
• Mix the dry ingredients and wet ingredients into separate bowls.
• Fold the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients.
• Mix in the walnut pieces and chocolate chips. Some people use one or the other, but I like to use both to make this bread extra delicious.
• Pour the batter into the loaf pan and bake for 45 minutes.
• NOTE: I find that with some ovens, this is not enough time to bake the bread thoroughly. What I usually do is pour the batter into two loaf pans and reduce the time, or I bake the bread until it no longer "jiggles" when I shake the pan gently. This usually takes about 1-1/2 hours. Watch it carefully as it bakes! It's worth the time.

BANANA - OATMEAL - PECAN BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F In a medium sizred bowl, cream together butter and honey till mixture is smooth. Beat in eggs one at a time. Stir in bananas, buttermilk and vanilla. When well blended, mix in bsaking powder, soda and salt. Blend in the rest of the ingredients. Turn mixture into a buttered loaf pan 9x5x3. Bake for 55 minutes. Cool on wire rack.