Something Different Banana Bread Recipes

SOMETHING DIFFERENT BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F Grease bottom only of full size loaf pan. (9"x5"x3").
• Mix sugar and butter or margarine in a 2 and1/2 quart bowl.
• Stir in eggs until blended.
• Add bananas and water, and beat 30 seconds.
• Stir in remaining ingredients, except the chocolate chips.
• Pour into pan.
• Place chocolate chips in small bowl into microwave, and microwave on high, stirring at 15-second intervals, until smooth. Chocolate scorches fairly easily, so keep an eye on it.
• Now drip the melted chocolate down the center of the loaf lengthwise.
• With a butter knife or something similar, zigzag gently over the chocolate the full length of the loaf, piercing down only about one or two inches.
• Place pan in center of oven for approximately 55 minutes.
• Bread is done when a toothpick comes out clean.
• Let bread cool, then you can glaze it.
• Mix the confectioner's sugar with a drop or two of water at a time until you get the consistency you want.
• Drizzle glaze over the bread.

BANANA SOUR CREAM BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Grease four 7x3 inch loaf pans. In a small bowl, stir together 1/4 cup white sugar and 1 teaspoon cinnamon. Dust pans lightly with cinnamon and sugar mixture.
• In a large bowl, cream butter and 3 cups sugar. Mix in eggs, mashed bananas, sour cream, vanilla and cinnamon. Mix in salt, baking soda and flour. Stir in nuts. Divide into prepared pans.
• Bake for 1 hour, until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

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.