Pecan Chocolate Chip Banana Bread Food

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.

BANANA CHOCOLATE CHIP BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease a 9x5-inch loaf pan, preferably glass.
• Mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a bowl. Stir bananas, milk, and cinnamon in another bowl. Beat butter and sugar in a third bowl until light and fluffy. Add eggs to butter mixture, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir banana mixture into butter mixture. Stir in dry mixture until blended. Fold in chocolate chips until just combined. Pour batter into prepared loaf pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 70 minutes. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack before slicing.

DARK CHOCOLATE PECAN BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Banana Bread:.
• Preheat oven to 350 Degrees F Grease an 8.5 x 4.5 inch loaf pan.
• In a medium bowl, blend together the first four ingredients.
• In a large bowl, beat the butter, sugar, vanilla, and honey on high. Beat for 2 to 3 minutes or until light yellow.
• Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients in thirds. Blend until the texture becomes grainy.
• Slowly add in the eggs and beat to combine.
• Fold in the bananas, pecans, and chocolate and mix with a spoon.
• Once thoroughly combined, pour into the loaf pan. Spread the batter evenly.
• Streusel:.
• In a small bowl, add all ingredients except for the dried banana chips. Blend with the back of a fork until coarse crumbs form.
• Sprinkle the streusel topping on top of the banana bread, then sprinkle the streusel with the banana chips.
• Bake for 50 to 60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
• Let cool for 10 to 15 minutes before removing from the pan to further cool.

CHOCOLATE CHIP PECAN BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F; butter and flour 9x5x2 1/2 inch loaf pan.
• Whisk first four ingredients in bowl to blend, add chocolate chips and pecans.
• Beat butter until fluffy.
• Gradually add sugar, beating well until blended.
• Beat in eggs one at a time.
• Beat in mashed bananas, lemon juice and vanilla.
• Beat in flour mixture.
• Pour into loaf pan, cook 1 hour and 5 minutes.