Nigella Lawson Banana Bread Food

NIGELLA LAWSON BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 170º. Grease and line a loaf tin.
• Beat butter and sugar until blended.
• Beat in eggs one at a time, then bananas. Stir in vanilla.
• In another bowl, combine flour, baking powder, bicarb soda and salt.
• Add flour mixture, a third at a time.
• Pour into tin and bake for 1 - 1 1/4 hours.

ELVIS PRESLEY'S FRIED PEANUT BUTTER AND BANANA SANDWICH

Steps:

• Place 2 pieces of white bread in the toaster on a light setting. Heat skillet over medium heat with 2 tablespoons butter. While the bread is toasting, in a small bowl, using a fork mash the ripe banana until it reaches a smooth consistency. Using a knife, take both pieces of the toasted bread and spread 2 tablespoons of creamy peanut butter, topping 1 side with the mashed banana. Place 1 slice of bread on top of the other forming a sandwich. Place sandwich in hot skillet browning each side, flipping with a spatula, about 2 minutes per side. Take out of skillet, slice on a diagonal and serve on a plate.

FRUITY BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Using kitchen shears, cut each apricot in half lengthwise. Holding halves together, cut four or five times crosswise. In a small saucepan, combine apricot pieces and orange juice. Bring to a boil, then remove from heat. Allow to rest until apricots have absorbed most of the liquid, about 1 hour.
• Heat oven to 325 degrees. Place a baking sheet in oven. Spray or oil a 9-by-5-inch loaf pan, and if desired, line with parchment paper. Melt butter in a microwave oven or small saucepan; reserve.
• In a mixing bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt; set aside. In a large bowl, blend together reserved butter, 3/4 cup sugar, and orange zest. Mix in eggs one at a time, then mashed bananas, apricots, and nuts. Stir in flour mixture one-third at a time, stirring well after each addition.
• Scrape dough into pan, and sprinkle with turbinado sugar. Bake until a toothpick inserted into center comes out clean, 1 to 1 1/4 hours. Place pan on a rack to cool. To serve, remove from pan, and slice thinly. Serve at room temperature.

LOADED BANANA BREAD...VEGAN STYLE!

Steps:

• An hour or so before you plan to make this put the raisins and rum/bourbon in a small saucepan and bring to a boil. Remove from heat, cover and let plump for at least an hour.
• When you are ready to get on with the rest, preheat your oven to 325°F Grease and flour bunt pan.
• Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a small bowl & mix to combine. Melt butter in a large bowl. Add sugar and beat until combined. Beat in the egg replacer, then bananas, then walnuts, raisins (left over rum and all), chocolate chips and vanilla. Add flour mixture 1/3 at a time to combine.
• Scrape into bunt pan and bake for 1 to 1 1/4 hours, till it tests cleanish.
• Cool the pan on a rack and slice to serve.