Kathys Banana Bread Food

CATHY'S BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour one 9x13 inch pan, or two 7x3 inch loaf pans.
• Combine banana and sour cream. Set aside. In a large bowl, cream together the margarine and sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla and banana mixture. Combine the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt; stir into the banana mixture. Spread the batter evenly into the prepared pan or pans.
• Bake for 50 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the bread comes out clean.

HEALTHY BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 160C/140C fan/gas 3. Grease and line a 2lb loaf tin with baking parchment (allow it to come 2cm above top of tin). Mix the flours, bicarb, baking powder and a pinch of salt in a large bowl.
• Mix the bananas, syrup, eggs and yogurt. Quickly stir into dry ingredients, then gently scrape into the tin and scatter with nuts, if using. Bake for 1 hr 10 mins-1 hr 15 mins or until a skewer comes out clean.
• Cool in tin on a wire rack. Eat warm or at room temperature, with low-fat spread.

BANANA OAT BREAD

Steps:

• Combine flour, oats, sugars, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt; mix well.
• In another bowl, combine mashed bananas, oil, applesauce, eggs, and vanilla; mix well.
• Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients until well combined.
• Mix in chopped nuts.
• Pour into 9 x 5 loaf pan thinly coated with cooking spray.
• Sprinkle a thin layer of quick oats on top of the batter.
• Cook at 350 degrees for 1 hour or until a cooking skewer or knife inserted in center comes out clean.
• Allow to cool for at least an hour before cutting.

KATIE'S HEALTHY BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F Lightly spray bottom only of 9 x 5-inch loaf pan with cooking spray.
• In medium bowl, combine oats and milk; mix well. Let stand 10 minutes. Stir in bananas, egg substitute and oil until blended.
• In large bowl, combine flour, sugar or sweetener, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda, salt and nutmeg; mix well. Add oat mixture to dry ingredients all at once; stir just until dry ingredients are moistened. (Do not overmix.) Pour batter into pan.
• Bake 55 to 65 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan on wire rack 10 minutes. Remove from pan. Cool completely. Store tightly wrapped.

ZUCCHINI-PINEAPPLE BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease two 8 1/2-by-4 1/2-by-2 1/2-inch loaf pans with cooking spray.
• Combine the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, baking powder, salt, nutmeg and allspice in a small mixing bowl.
• Beat the sugar, eggs, oil and vanilla in a medium bowl until well combined. Mix in the zucchini and pineapple. Add to the dry ingredients and mix well. Stir in the raisins.
• Pour half the batter into each loaf pan. Bake, rotating the pans halfway through, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 50 minutes. Let the bread cool in the pans for 5 minutes, then carefully turn out the loaves to finish cooling on a wire rack.

KATHY'S BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• 1. Cream butter. Add sugar and cream together well.
• 2. Beat eggs well in a separate bowl and add butter and sugar mixture; mix well. Sift flour, soda and salt together and add to wet mixture.
• 3. Fold in mashed bananas and add nuts.
• 4. Bake at 350 for 50-60 minutes. Test for doneness with toothpick. Makes 2 loaves.

KATHY'S MOIST BANANA NUT BREAD

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F., 375 degrees F. if oven runs hot. Chop pecans.
• 2. Put flour, baking soda, and salt in a bowl and whisk together. Set aside.
• 3. Mix sugar and butter together on medium until creamy. Add eggs one at a time. Add yogurt and extract. Mash bananas. Now, add bananas and then stir in nuts.
• 4. Spray one or two 9x4 pans. One makes a very big, tall loaf and two makes an average size loaf of bread. I usually make two. Pour into greased pans.
• 5. Bake at 400 degrees F. for 55 minutes to 1 hour or until golden brown and toothpick comes out clean. My cook at 375 if your oven runs hot.
• 6. Cool on racks for about 5 to 10 minutes, remove from pans and continue to cool on racks.

BANANA CAKE WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• For the banana cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour a 9-inch round cake pan.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer, combine the butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar. Mix on medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, sift the flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon and salt into a medium bowl. Set aside.
• Add the bananas to the butter mixture and mix until combined. Let the mixer do the work of mashing for you. Add the eggs one at a time and mix until well combined. Mix in the yogurt and vanilla. Turn the mixer to low and add the dry ingredients until just combined. Do not overmix.
• Pour the batter into the prepared cake pan. Bake until a cake tester or toothpick comes out clean, 45 to 50 minutes. Cool in the pan for 5 to 10 minutes, then turn onto a wire rack and cool completely.
• For the cream cheese frosting: Using the electric mixer on high speed, blend the cream cheese and butter until light and fluffy, 4 to 5 minutes. With the mixer on low, add the confectioners' sugar and then the vanilla.
• Spread the frosting on top of the cake. Decorate around the perimeter of the cake with raspberries, if desired.

CATHY'S BANANA BREAD RECIPE - (5/5)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour one 9x13 inch pan, or two 7x3 inch loaf pans. Combine banana and sour cream. Set aside. In a large bowl, cream together the margarine and sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla and banana mixture. Combine the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt; stir into the banana mixture. Spread the batter evenly into the prepared pan or pans. Bake for 50 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the bread comes out clean.