Sheet Pan Spiced Banana Bread Food

PERFECTLY SPICED BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Grease 9 x 5 inch loaf pan.
• Sift flour,baking powder, baking soda, salt, ginger, allspice and nutmeg together in bowl.
• Add lemon zest and almonds.
• Stir until combined.
• Set aside. Beat butter in large mixing bowl until soft and creamy.
• Beat in sugar until light and fluffy.
• Add eggs and beat until thoroughly blended.
• Beat in flour mixture alternately with bananas until mixture is well blended.
• Pour into prepared pan.
• Bake in center of oven 1 hour to 1 hour 5 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool in pan on wire rack 10 minutes.
• Invert from pan and cool completely on rack.
• Variation: Banana-walnut or -pecan bread: Omit almonds.
• Add 3/4 cup coarsely chopped walnuts or pecans with bananas.

SPICED MAPLE BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a loaf pan with nonstick spray.
• Combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, and nutmeg in a bowl. Set aside.
• Mash bananas until mostly smooth but some chunks remain. Add eggs, oil, maple syrup, sugar, and vanilla extract; mix with a wooden spoon. Add flour mixture and walnuts. Mix just until flour is moistened. Pour batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven, rotating pan halfway through, until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 55 to 60 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Invert bread onto the wire rack to cool completely.

SHEET-PAN BANANA BREAD WITH CHOCOLATE CHIPS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Mash enough of the bananas to measure 1 cup. Reserve remaining bananas for later use.
• Beat butter and sugar in large bowl with mixer until light and fluffy. Add eggs and sour cream; mix well. Blend in mashed bananas. Add dry ingredients; mix just until moistened. Stir in 3/4 cup each chocolate chunks and nuts.
• Pour into 15x10x1-inch pan sprayed with cooking spray.
• Bake 22 to 25 min. or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely.
• Slice remaining bananas when ready to serve bread. Cut banana bread into 24 pieces. Serve topped with COOL WHIP, banana slices, and remaining chocolate chunks and nuts.

SHEET PAN SPICED BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a rimmed 18" x 13" baking sheet with nonstick baking spray. Line with parchment paper and spray again. Set aside.
• In a large bowl, whisk to combine flour, cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, baking soda, and salt.
• Place butter and brown sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Beat on medium speed until lightened, about 3-4 minutes, scraping down the side of the bowl as necessary with a spatula. Reduce speed to low and add eggs, one at a time. Add vanilla and oil. Beat until combined, again scraping down the bowl.
• In three additions, add flour mixture, alternating with two additions of sour cream, beginning and ending with the dry ingredients. Mix only until no dry ingredients remain. Do not overmix. Remove bowl from stand mixer.
• Add mashed bananas, walnuts, and chocolate and fold to combine. Transfer batter to prepared baking sheet and spread into an even layer. Top with sliced bananas.
• Transfer to oven and bake, rotating halfway through, until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 35 minutes. Remove from oven and brush tops of bananas with honey. Let cool on a rack. Cut into pieces and serve.

SPICED BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 8x3 inch loaf pans. Whisk together the flour, baking powder, and baking soda; set aside.
• Mash the bananas, eggs, sugar, cinnamon, salt, nutmeg, and cloves together in a large bowl with a fork until well combined. Stir in the melted butter and vanilla extract, then fold in the flour mixture until a batter forms and no dry lumps remain. Pour into the prepared loaf pans.
• Bake in preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 45 minutes. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then remove from the pan, and allow to cool completely on a wire rack.

BANANA PUMPKIN BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease an 9x5 inch loaf pan.
• In a large bowl, stir together the mashed banana, eggs, oil, pumpkin, honey and sugar. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, pie spice and cinnamon, stir into the banana mixture until just combined. Fold in the raisins and walnuts if desired. Pour batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean. Cool loaf in the pan for 10 minutes before moving to a wire rack to cool completely.

ONE PAN BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Generously grease the bottom only of a 9x5x3-inch loaf pan.
• Stir all ingredients in pan with a fork until moistened; beat vigorously 1 minute.
• Bake 55 to 60 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
• Cool 5 minutes.
• Run knife around sides of loaf to loosen, remove from pan.
• Cool completely.
• (if loaf sticks to pan, press gently on side of loaf with a knife).

FABULOUS BUNDT PAN BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300°.
• Mix all ingredients together in large mixer bowl and blend well, but do not overmix.
• Pour into greased and floured Bundt pan.
• Bake for 60 minutes or until bread tests done.
• Place on wire rack and let stand in pan until almost cool.
• Loosen bread from sides with a knife and invert onto wire rack to cool completely.
• Dust with powdered sugar before serving.