Hawaiian Macadamia Nut Banana Bread Recipes

BANANA MACADAMIA NUT BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350º.
• Grease and flour a loaf pan.
• In a bowl, mix butter and sugar until creamy.
• In a separate bowl combine flour, baking powder and salt.
• Blend dry ingredients with creamed butter/sugar mixture.
• Add mashed bananas, eggs and nuts.
• Pour into loaf pan. Bake for 1 hour or until a knife comes out clean.

BEST HAWAIIAN BANANA NUT BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x5-inch loaf pan.
• Mix flour, 1 1/4 cup white sugar, brown sugar, baking soda, cinnamon, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl. Stir mashed banana, canola oil, pineapple, flaked coconut, 1/4 cup walnuts, 1/4 cup macadamia nuts, eggs, applesauce, vanilla extract, lemon extract, and coconut extract into flour mixture until blended. Pour batter into prepared loaf pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of the loaf comes out clean, 70 to 80 minutes. Cool bread in the pan for 10 minutes; remove and transfer to a wire rack to cool, 20 to 30 minutes.
• Mix butter, 1/4 cup white sugar, 1/4 cup walnuts, 1/4 cup macadamia nuts, and milk together in a bowl. Spread on top of bread once it has been transferred to the wire rack.

HAWAIIAN HOSPITALITY BANANA NUT BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 C).
• Line bottoms of two (8 x 4 x 2 1/2-inch) loaf pans with parchment paper.
• Spray parchment paper with cooking spray; set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl combine the first 5 ingredients (the flour through the cinnamon) and stir with a wire wisk to blend well.
• Stir in nuts to combine and set aside.
• In a medium mixing bowl, combine the eggs, oil, mashed bananas, drained crushed pineapple and the vanilla; mix well.
• Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredient mixture and mix only enough to moisten the dry ingredients.
• Spoon the batter into the two prepared loaf pans, dividing equally between the two pans and level tops with a rubber spatula.
• Bake in preheated 350 degree F (180 C) oven for 60 to 70 minutes, checking for doneness at 60 minutes with a toothpick or cake tester inserted into the center of breads.
• If toothpick or cake tester comes out with moist crumbs, continue to bake for 5 to 10 more minutes.
• The breads are done when they spring back when gently touched.
• Remove to wire racks and let cool in pans for 20 minutes, then invert breads onto wire racks, remove parchment paper and let cool completely.
• Serve warm or at room temperature.
• *These loaves keep quite well wraped tightly in plastic wrap or aluminum foil for up to 5 days at room temperature or 3 months in the freezer.
• Loaves can also be wraped in plastic wrap and kept in the refrigerator, if needed.
• ++HOW TO TOAST NUTS OR COCONUT:
• Heat oven to 350°F (180 C).
• Spread nuts in a single layer on a cookie sheet.
• Bake for 5 to 10 minutes or until light golden brown to golden brown, stirring occasionally. (The baking time will vary, depending on the type of nut.)
• Watch them closely to avoid over-browning.
• ***To toast in the microwave oven, spread nuts in a microwave-safe pan.
• Microwave on HIGH for 4 to 8 minutes or until light golden brown, stirring frequently.
• TO TOAST COCONUT FLAKES::
• ****Heat the oven to 350°F (180 C).
• Spread coconut flakes evenly on a cookie sheet.
• Bake for 7 to 8 minutes or until light golden brown.
• Stir the coconut or shake the pan frequently so it will brown evenly.
• Watch closely to avoid over-browning.
• To toast in the microwave oven, spread coconut flakes in a microwave-safe pan.
• Microwave on HIGH for 4 1/2 to 8 minutes, tossing the coconut with a fork after each minute.
• To avoid over browning remove toasted nuts or coconut flakes from baking pan immediately after baking or microwaving.

HAWAIIAN BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, beating well after each addition. Stir in bananas and sour cream. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Stir into banana mixture just until moistened. Fold in nuts and ginger if desired., Pour into a greased 9-in. x 5-in. loaf pan. Bake at 350° for 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to wire rack to cool completely.