Banana Bread Recipe With Orange Glaze

BANANA ORANGE BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 In a large mixing bowl, cream together the butter, oil, and sugar until light and fluffy.
• Add mashed bananas and mix well.
• Add salt, vanilla, orange juice and zest and mix until well combined.
• Add eggs, one at a time, mixing after each addition.
• Mix in baking soda and baking powder.
• Mix on low, gradually adding flour until combined.
• Divide batter evenly between two 8.5"x4.5" loaf pans. Bake 50 minutes or until toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Allow to cool 15 minutes before removing from pans. Let cool completely before glazing.
• Whisk together powdered sugar and orange juice until it reaches a glue like consistency. Add more juice if too thick, or more sugar if too runny. Drizzle over cooled loaves. Add orange zest to tops, if desired.

BANANA BREAD RECIPE WITH ORANGE GLAZE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325F
• Melt butter and let it cool so that it's comfortably warm to the touch.
• Combine the sugar, melted butter, and eggs and mix well.
• Stir in bananas and orange juice.
• Combine the dry ingredients and add to banana mixture - mix gently just until moistened.
• Stir in walnuts.
• Pour into two greased 8x4-in. loaf pans.
• Bake at 325 for 50 to 60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Cool for 10 minutes in pan then remove from pans to a wire rack to cool completely.
• Mix glaze ingredients together until spreadable and then spread on warm bread.

MOIST BANANA NUT BREAD WITH ORANGE GLAZE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Butter a loaf pan and set aside.
• In a bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, salt, and flax seeds.
• In another bowl, mix the butter, sugar, eggs, and vanilla until creamy. Add the orange zest and juice and stir lightly.
• Slowly fold the flour mixture into the wet ingredients until combined, then add the nuts and banana, mixing until just combined. Try not to over mix.
• Pour into greased loaf pan and bake for 1 hour, or until toothpick inserted into middle of loaf comes out clean.
• Allow bread to cool in the pan for 10 minutes before transferring to rack. Cool completely before glazing.
• FOR THE GLAZE: Combine the confectioner's sugar and orange and/or lemon juice. Stir until smooth. Pour over cooled bread.

MOIST BANANA BUNDT CAKE / BREAD WITH ORANGE GLAZE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Spray bundt pan with non-stick cooking spray.
• In food processor, puree bananas with cream cheese.
• Transfer to mixer. Add all of the following ingredients (except dates and nuts). Combine well.
• Stir in dates and nuts. Pour into bundt pan.
• Bake for 45-50 minutes (until toothpick comes out relatively clean-don't over bake!).
• Loosen from sides of pan then flip over on a cooling rack (leaving pan on top of cake to retain moisture). When completely cool, remove bundt pan.
• Glaze: Mix zest, juice and powdered sugar. Add enough milk to make a thick glaze. Pour over top of cake (the molded portion), allowing to drizzle down sides. Top with flaked coconut.
• Garnish: Transfer cake to a serving plate. Cut an orange in half (using a zig-zag pattern). Place in middle of bundt cake. Place cherry in middle of orange.
• Serving Suggestion: Serve al a mode with Breyers Natural vanilla ice cream.

SPECIAL BANANA NUT BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Cream butter, cream cheese and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in bananas and vanilla. In another bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture. Fold in 1 cup pecans. , Transfer to 2 greased 8x4-in. loaf pans. Sprinkle with remaining pecans. Bake loaves, covering with foil if they darken too rapidly, until a toothpick inserted in each center comes out clean, 1-1-1/4 hours. Cool 10 minutes before removing to wire racks., While loaves are still slightly warm, whisk glaze ingredients. Drizzle over loaves, using a baking pan or parchment under racks to catch excess. Cool completely.