Spiced Banana Nut Bread Recipes

PERFECTLY SPICED BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Grease 9 x 5 inch loaf pan.
• Sift flour,baking powder, baking soda, salt, ginger, allspice and nutmeg together in bowl.
• Add lemon zest and almonds.
• Stir until combined.
• Set aside. Beat butter in large mixing bowl until soft and creamy.
• Beat in sugar until light and fluffy.
• Add eggs and beat until thoroughly blended.
• Beat in flour mixture alternately with bananas until mixture is well blended.
• Pour into prepared pan.
• Bake in center of oven 1 hour to 1 hour 5 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool in pan on wire rack 10 minutes.
• Invert from pan and cool completely on rack.
• Variation: Banana-walnut or -pecan bread: Omit almonds.
• Add 3/4 cup coarsely chopped walnuts or pecans with bananas.

SUPER MOIST SPICED BANANA NUT BREAD

Steps:

• 1.Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan.
• 2.In a large bowl, stir together the melted butter and sugar. Add the eggs and vanilla, mix well. Sift then Combine the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, ground cloves and salt, stir into the butter mixture until smooth. Finally, fold in the sour cream, walnuts and bananas. Spread evenly into the prepared pan.
• 3.Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean. Cool loaf in the pan for 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

SPICED BANANA NUT BREAD

Steps:

• 1. FOR MINI LOAVES: Makes 8 mini loaves, bake approx. 30-40 minutes.
• 2. Place bananas in mixing bowl and mix to break them down. Add white and brown sugar, butter, oil, vanilla, salt and baking soda, cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg. Mix till well combined, add eggs and mix till incorporated. Add flour 1 c at a time and mix in. Scrap bowl after adding all of flour. Once all is well combined add in nuts and mix thoroughly.
• 3. Preheat oven to 350°. Grease two 9 x 5 loaf pans. Pour half of batter into each. Bake for approx 50-60 min or until knife inserted in center comes out clean. Allow to cool for a few minutes and remove from pan and cool on wire rack. If using a bundt pan allow an additional 15-20 min baking time.

BANANA PUMPKIN BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease an 9x5 inch loaf pan.
• In a large bowl, stir together the mashed banana, eggs, oil, pumpkin, honey and sugar. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, pie spice and cinnamon, stir into the banana mixture until just combined. Fold in the raisins and walnuts if desired. Pour batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean. Cool loaf in the pan for 10 minutes before moving to a wire rack to cool completely.

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.