Lelas Banana Nut Bread Recipes

WALNUT BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour 8x4-inch loaf pan; set aside.
• Combine sugar, butter and eggs in bowl. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy. Add banana and vanilla. Beat at low speed until well mixed. Stir in all remaining ingredients except Butter with Canola Oil.
• Spoon batter into prepared pan. Bake 60-65 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes; remove from pan. Place onto cooling rack. Cool completely.
• Serve with Butter with Canola Oil.

BANANA NUT BREAD I

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Cream together shortening and sugar. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Mix in bananas, buttermilk, and vanilla. Mix in flour, baking powder, and soda. Stir in nuts if desired. Pour batter into two greased 9x5 inch pans.
• Bake for 50 to 60 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean.

BANANA AND NUT BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in milk and vanilla. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with bananas, beating well after each addition. Fold in pecans., Transfer to a greased 9x5-in. loaf pan. Bake 65-75 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool. Freeze option: Securely wrap cooled loaf in plastic wrap and foil, then freeze. To use, thaw at room temperature.

BANANA SOUR CREAM NUT BREAD WITH GLAZE

Steps:

• Cream butter, sugar and eggs together.
• Combine dry ingredients.3Blend both mixtures, beating until well mixed.
• Add mashed bananas, sour cream, vanilla and chopped nuts.
• Pour into buttered loaf pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 1.25 hour.
• Cool upright for 15-20 minutes before inverting pan to remove loaf.
• Glaze: Combine bananas and sugar in small saucepan and bring to a boil.
• Cook over low heat, stirring for 5 minutes.
• Remove from heat and add lemon juice and mix.
• Pour over banana bread when cool.

HEALTHY BANANA NUT BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 deg F.
• Mix all dry ingredients together.
• Add remaining ingredients.
• Beat at low speed until well blended.
• Coat regular size loaf pans with butter flavoured cooking spray.
• Fill 2 loaf pans evenly and bake for 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out dry.
• Take bread out of pans and put on cooling rack or eat when hot.

LELA'S BANANA NUT BREAD

Steps:

• Cream sugar and shortening.
• Add eggs one at a time and beat.
• Sift flour, baking powder, soda and salt together.
• Add mashed bananas and buttermilk to creamed mixture, then add flour.
• Add the vanilla and the nuts, stir well.
• Cook in well greased and floured loaf pans for one (1) hour at 350 degrees.
• Watch to see that they don't get too brown.
• This is delicious with softened cream cheese spread on the slices when served.
• My mother loved to make these loaves and give to friends at Christmas.