Macadamia Nut Banana Bread Food

MACADAMIA NUT BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray loaf pan with baking spray.
• Add bananas, sugar, eggs, vanilla and oil to stand mixer on medium speed until smooth, about 1 minute.
• Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon in a large bowl.
• Add it to the stand mixer on low speed until just combined, about 30 seconds.
• Mix in 3/4 cup macadamia nuts with a spatula, then pour into loaf pan.
• Top with remaining 1/4 cup macadamia nuts.
• Bake for 60-65 minutes.

COCONUT AND MACADAMIA NUT BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt into a bowl.
• In a large bowl, with an electric mixer, cream the butter with the sugars.
• Beat in vanilla, eggs (1 at a time), zest, banana, and sour cream.
• Add flour mixture slowly and beat until it is just combined.
• Stir in the macadamia nuts and coconut.
• Pour batter into a greased (I use butter and a little flour) 9x5x3 inch loaf pan.
• Bake in center of preheated 350 degree oven for 40-50 minute or until tester comes out clean.

HAWAIIAN MACADAMIA NUT BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 325 F. Grease two 9-by-5-inch loaf pans.
• 2. In a medium bowl combine flour, soda, and salt with a wire whisk; set aside.
• 3. In a large bowl cream butter and brown sugar with an electric mixer. Add eggs, bananas,vanilla and sour cream beat at medium speed until thick. Scrape down sides of bowl.
• 4. Add the flour mixture macadamia nuts and chocolate chips, then blend at low speed just until combined. Do not overmix. Pour batter into prepared pans.
• 5. Bake on center rack of oven for 60-70 minutes. A toothpick inserted in center should come out clean, and the bread should pull away from the sides.
• 6. Cool in pan, for 10 minutes. Turn pans on sides; cool to room temperature before removing and slicing.

TROPICAL BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly oil a 9-by-5-inch loaf pan.
• Spread the macadamia nuts on one rimmed baking sheet and the coconut on another. Toast, tossing occasionally, until the macadamia nuts and coconut are golden, 5 to 7 minutes. Let the nuts cool, then roughly chop.
• Whisk together the flour, granulated sugar, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, nutmeg, macadamia nuts and coconut in a large bowl. In another bowl, whisk together the coconut oil, brown sugar, eggs, yogurt and vanilla. Stir in the bananas. Fold the banana mixture into the dry mixture until just combined.
• Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan and lightly tap the pan on the counter to evenly distribute the batter. Bake until golden brown and a skewer inserted into the center comes out clean, 65 minutes to 75 minutes. Let the bread cool for 15 minutes in the pan. Remove from the pan and let cool completely on a rack.

MACADAMIA-BANANA FRENCH TOAST

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 475 degrees.
• Butter well 2 large baking sheets.
• In blender or food processor add one banana, milk, half the chopped nuts, vanilla and cinnamon, blend until well mixed.
• Pour into large, shallow dish.
• Dip bread slices into mixture until well absorbed on both sides.
• Arrange on well-buttered baking sheets. Bake until golden. About 5 minutes.
• To serve, slice diagonally and dust with powdered sugar. Top with remaining sliced banana and chopped nuts.

COCONUT AND MACADAMIA NUT BANANA BREADS

Steps:

• Into a bowl sift together the flour, the baking powder, the baking soda, and the salt. In a large bowl with an electric mixer cream the butter with the sugars, beat in the vanilla, the eggs, 1 at a time, the zest, the banana, and the sour cream. Add the flour mixture, beat the batter until it is just combined, and stir in the macadamia nuts and the coconut. Divide the batter among 5 buttered and floured loaf pans, each 5 3/4 by 3 1/4 by 2 inches, and bake the breads in the middle of a preheated 350°F. oven for 35 to 40 minutes, or until a tester comes out clean. Remove the breads from the pans and let them cool, right sides up, on a rack. The breads keep, wrapped well in plastic wrap and foil, chilled for 1 week or frozen for 1 month.

SHERATON MAUI MACADAMIA NUT PINEAPPLE BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Mix oil and sugar together thoroughly. Add bananas, eggs and water.
• Sift dry ingredients and blend into mixture. DO NOT over-mix.
• Dust macadamia nuts with flour.
• Fold dusted nuts and pineapple into mixture.
• Lightly grease and paper line 3 mini loaf pans.
• Pour batter into loaf pans.
• Bake at 350 for 1 hour or until firm.

COCONUT AND MACADAMIA NUT BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Into a bowl sift together the flour, the baking powder, the baking soda, and the salt. In a large bowl with an electric mixer cream the butter with the sugars until the mixture is light and fluffy and beat in the vanilla, the eggs, 1 at at time, the zest, the banana, and the sour cream. Add the flour mixture, beat the batter until it is just combined, and stir in the macadamia nuts and the coconut. Divide the batter among 5 well-buttered and floured 5 3/4- by 3 1/4-inch loaf pans and bake the breads in the middle of a preheated 350°F. oven for 35 to 40 minutes, or until a tester comes out clean. Remove the breads from the pans and let them cool, right sides up, on a rack.

BANANA MACADAMIA NUT BREAD PUDDING W/ WHITE CHOCOLATE SAUCE

Steps:

• Butter a 10 x 14-inch baking dish with 1 tablespoon of the butter and set aside.
• Melt the remaining 8 tablespoons butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add 1 cup of the brown sugar and the cinnamon and cook, stirring, until the sugar dissolves, about 2 minutes. Add the bananas and cook on both sides, turning, until the bananas start to soften and brown, about 3 minutes. Remove from the heat and let cool.
• Whisk together the eggs, remaining 1/2 cup brown sugar, cinnamon, vanilla, salt, milk, and cream in a large bowl. Add the cooled banana mixture, nuts, and bread and fold to blend thoroughly. Pour into the prepared baking dish.
• Cover with foil and set aside in refrigerate over night.
• Preheat the oven to 325°F Bake for 45 min to 1 hour until firm, remove cover and bake for additional 10 min until top is brown.
• Cool on a wire rack for 20 minutes.
• For the white chocolate sauce: bring the 1/4 cup sugar, milk, cream, vanilla seeds and empty bean pod almost to a boil in a med sauce pan then remove the bean pod.
• In a separate mixing bowl, whisk together the 2 tablespoons sugar, cornstarch and egg yolks in a mixing bowl. Stir until smooth. Gradually add the 3 tablespoons of heavy cream. Add one fourth of the hot milk mixture to the egg yolk mixture. Pour this back into the cream mixture in saucepan.
• Cook over a gentle heat, whisking continuously to avoid scorching. Cook until the sauce begins to thicken. Remove from heat and pour the sauce back into the mixing bowl through a fine mesh strainer over white chocolate. Mix until chocolate is melted and sauce is smooth. Cool over an ice bath, stirring occasionally (makes 5 cups).
• To serve, scoop the pudding onto dessert plates. Top each serving with a small scoop of ice cream, drizzle with sauce, and serve immediately.