Lemon Syrup Banana Bread Food

MOLASSES BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan.
• In a large bowl, cream the butter. Beat in egg, molasses and banana. Mix in whole wheat flour, all-purpose flour, baking soda, salt, nutmeg and walnuts; stir until well blended. Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Bake in preheated oven for 55 to 65 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into center of the loaf comes out clean.

LEMON VERBENA SIMPLE SYRUP

Steps:

• Combine water, sugar, and lemon verbena leaves in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil, stirring until sugar dissolves. Simmer for 1 minute. Remove from heat and let syrup steep, about 30 minutes.
• Pour syrup into a sterilized glass jar through a mesh strainer to remove lemon verbena leaves; let cool.

BANANA-LEMON BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Puree bananas in blender or food processor.
• Combine with butter.
• Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
• In bowl, beat egg, sugar and lemon peel.
• Beat in banana mixture.
• Beat in flour mixture.
• Turn batter into 9 x 5-inch loaf pan coated with vegetable spray.
• Bake in 350°F oven for 35 minutes.
• Cool in pan.
• Meanwhile, in small pan stir together lemon juice and sugar over medium heat until sugar melts.
• Poke holes in bread with skewer.
• Pour syrup over top.
• Let stand 10 minutes.
• Remove from pan.
• Slice when completely cooled.

LEMON BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Spray loaf pan with non-stick cooking spray & dust with flour.
• Grate lemon & set aside.
• In mixing bowl, mash bananas with a fork.
• In separate bowl cream together margarine & 1 cup sugar.
• In a another bowl, beat eggs.
• Combine bananas, margarine mixture, & eggs & beat another 60 seconds.
• Sift together flour, baking soda and salt.
• Gradually add banana mixture to flour and mix well.
• Add grated lemon peel and mix well.
• Bake 50-60 minutes.
• Remove from oven, leave in pan, and poke holes in top of loaf with fork.
• In small saucepan, squeeze juice from 1/2 lemon. Mix in sugar & heat on medium high until syrupy.
• Spoon over loaf & sprinkle with pecans. Cool completely before removing from pan.

BEST BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F. Butter and flour 9x5-inch metal loaf pan.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add the mashed bananas, lemon juice and vanilla extract and mix well. It will look a little curdled at this point; that's okay.
• Add the flour mixture and beat on low speed until just incorporated. Do not over mix. Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan and bake until a tester inserted into the center comes out clean, 40 to 45 minutes. Let cool in the pan for about 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
• Freezer-Friendly Instructions: The bread can be frozen for up to 3 months. After it is completely cooled, wrap it securely in aluminum foil, freezer wrap or place in a freezer bag. Thaw overnight on the countertop before serving.

LEMON SYRUP BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Melt butter gently. Do not have the melted butter too hot as it will cook the eggs when added to them.
• Add to sugar and eggs and beat well until thick and fluffy.
• Add banana and grated rind of the lemon and beat thoroughly.
• Sift flours, salt and bicarbonate soda together.
• Add to creamed mixture.
• Spread evenly in greased and floured loaf tin.
• Bake in a moderately slow oven at 150 degrees centigrade for 50 - 60 minutes
• When loaf is ready, take out of oven and leave in the tin.
• Stir 1/4 cup sugar extra together with juice of the lemon and extra rind if desired in a small saucepan until sugar is melted. This step can be done in a microwave.
• Pour syrup over warm loaf in its tin when just out of the oven. Make sure syrup glazes top surface and drizzles down the sides.
• Leave to cool and for the syrup to be absorbed.

LEMON SYRUP

Steps:

• Combine ingredients in a small saucepan. Over medium heat, whisk the mixture until all the sugar has dissolved.