Ginger Banana Bread Recipes

GINGER BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x5-inch loaf pan.
• Combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and salt together in a bowl.
• Beat butter, white sugar, and brown sugar together in a bowl using an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Stir bananas, eggs, lemon juice, and vanilla extract into creamed butter mixture until well blended. Stir banana mixture into flour mixture until batter is just combined; pour into the prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of the loaf comes out clean, 60 to 65 minutes. Cool bread in the pan for 10 minutes before turning onto a wire rack to cool completely.

BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Butter a 9 x 5 x 3 inch loaf pan.
• Cream the sugar and butter in a large mixing bowl until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• In a small bowl, mash the bananas with a fork. Mix in the milk and cinnamon. In another bowl, mix together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
• Add the banana mixture to the creamed mixture and stir until combined. Add dry ingredients, mixing just until flour disappears.
• Pour batter into prepared pan and bake 1 hour to 1 hour 10 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Set aside to cool on a rack for 15 minutes. Remove bread from pan, invert onto rack and cool completely before slicing.
• Spread slices with honey or serve with ice cream.

BEST BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Remove odd pots and pans from oven.
• Preheat oven to 350º / 180º.
• Cream together butter and sugar.
• Add eggs and crushed bananas.
• Combine well.
• Sift together flour, soda and salt. Add to creamed mixture. Add vanilla.
• Mix just until combined. Do not overmix.
• Pour into greased and floured loaf pan.
• Bake at 350º / 180º for 55 minutes.
• Keeps well, refrigerated.

BANANA GINGERBREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9x5 loaf pan.
• Sift together all the dry ingredients.
• In a large bowl, cream the butter, brown sugar, molasses, and honey until smooth.
• Mix in the eggs one at a time. Mix in the sour cream and bananas.
• Stir in the dry ingredients just until blended.
• Place the batter in the pan and bake for 55-60 minutes, or a toothpick comes out clean.
• Cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then turn onto a wire rack and cool completely. Dust with powdered sugar or glaze.

GINGER AND CHOCOLATE CHIP BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9-by-5-inch loaf pan with nonstick cooking spray.
• Melt the butter in a small saucepan. Beat the eggs in a small bowl.
• Mash the bananas with a fork in a large bowl. Stir in the melted butter, eggs, brown sugar and vanilla with a wooden spoon until the mixture is smooth and evenly combined. Stir in the flour, baking soda, ginger and kosher salt until combined. Stir in the chocolate chips and candied ginger, if using.
• Pour the batter into the greased loaf pan and bake until the bread rises, the top is golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 1 hour.
• Remove the bread from the loaf pan, invert onto a wire rack and cool completely to room temperature before slicing and serving.

BANANA GINGERBREAD WITH VANILLA GLAZE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Spray a 9x5-inch loaf pan with cooking spray.
• Mash bananas in a large bowl with a fork. Add brown sugar, molasses, oil, eggs, and 1/4 cup milk. Stir until combined. Stir flour, ginger, cinnamon, baking soda, cloves, allspice, and salt together in another bowl. Stir flour mixture into the banana mixture until just incorporated. Pour into the prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 60 to 70 minutes. Let cool completely, at least 30 minutes. Turn bread out of the pan.
• Combine 1 tablespoon milk, corn syrup, and butter in a bowl. Add confectioners' sugar and stir. Add vanilla extract and enough remaining milk to achieve a drizzling consistency. Pour glaze over the cooled bread.