Banana Date Bread With Lime Recipes

BANANA DATE BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• In a large bowl, beat together the oil and sugar.
• Add the egg and mix well.
• In a medium sized bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
• In another bowl, combine the bananas, water and vanilla extract.
• Add banana mixture to the oil and sugar mixture alternately with the flour mixture, combining well after each addition.
• Stir in dates and nuts (if desired).
• Turn mixture into a greased and floured 9" x 5" loaf pan.
• Bake for 50-55 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted in the center of the loaf comes out clean.
• Cool for 10 minutes then remove from pan and let cool on wire rack before slicing.

BANANA DATE BREAD WITH LIME

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F. Butter and flour an 8 1/2 x 4 1/2-inch loaf pan.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda and set aside.
• With an electric mixer on medium speed, beat the butter, sugar, and lime zest in a large bowl until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Beat in the eggs, 1 at a time, scraping down the sides of the bowl as necessary. Beat in the banana and vanilla and fold in the dates. Fold the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients.
• Transfer the batter into the prepared pan and bake until a skewer inserted into the center comes out with moist crumbs attached, 55 to 65 minutes. Transfer the pan to a wire rack to cool for 15 minutes, then flip the loaf out of the pan, turn it right-side up, and let it cool completely.
• Store leftovers in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days or frozen for up to 1 month.

BANANA BREAD WITH DATES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease and flour a 9 x 5 x 3-inch loaf pan .
• Add well-blended flour mixture and mix just until combined. Do not overmix.

CARIBBEAN BANANA LIME BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350. Grease a loaf pan.
• Cream together butter and sugar. Stir in eggs, banana, yogurt and lime juice. Add salt, ginger and coconut. Mix well.
• In a separate bowl, sift together dry ingredients. Add to the wet mixture and mix until smooth. Pour into loaf pan.
• Bake 1 hour or until done. Cool for 10 minute.
• Meanwhile, make the glaze. Combine the brown sugar, butter, rum and lime juice in a small saucepan over low heat, stirring constantly for about 5 minutes or until it becomes a thin syrup.
• Pour over the cooled loaf and sprinkle with toasted coconut.

KEY LIME BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in eggs. Beat in lime zest, juice and vanilla. Combine flour, baking powder and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture alternately with milk, beating well after each addition. Fold in walnuts. , Transfer to 2 greased 9x5-in. loaf pans. Bake 50-55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks. , Combine confectioners' sugar and enough lime juice to reach desired consistency; drizzle over warm bread. Cool completely., Freeze option: Do not make glaze. Securely wrap cooled loaves in foil, then freeze. To use, thaw at room temperature. Prepare glaze as directed.