Our Favorite Molasses Banana Bread Recipes

OUR FAVORITE MOLASSES BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Heat oven and prepare pan. Heat oven to 350°F and arrange a rack in the middle. Grease a 9 x 5 inch baking pan.
• Combine ingredients. Mash together bananas and eggs in a large bowl until almost a puree. Add brown sugar, oil, and molasses and whisk to combine. Add flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda, ginger, and salt. Stir together with a rubber spatula or wooden spoon just until combined and all flour is mixed in.
• Bake. Scrape into prepared pan and bake until golden and baked through, about 50-60 minutes. Insert a skewer in the middle, if it comes out clean the bread is ready. Let bread cool on a rack at least 15 minutes before removing from the pan. Cool completely before slicing

CROSBY'S DECADENT BANANA LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F
• Cream butter and sugar, mix in bananas, molasses and eggs until smooth. Mix together flour, baking soda and baking powder. Add to wet ingredients and beat until smooth. Fold in walnuts (pecans) and/or chocolate chips (peanut butter chips).
• Bake in 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 -inch loaf pan at 350F for 1 hour or until done.

MOLASSES-OAT BANANA BREAD OR MUFFINS (LOWER FAT)

Steps:

• Set oven to 350 degrees F.
• Grease an 8 x 4-inch loaf pan.
• In a bowl sift together white and whole wheat flour, oats, baking soda, cinnamon and salt.
• In another bowl beat the butter with sugar and molasses for about 2 minutes.
• Add in eggs, beat until combined.
• Add in bananas, sour cream applesauce and vanilla; beat until blended.
• Add in the flour mixture; beat at low speed just until moistened.
• Spoon the batter into prepared baking pan.
• Bake for about 1 hour, or until bread tests done.
• Cool for 10 minutes, then remove to a wire rack to cool completely.