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Banana Bread is a well-loved breakfast because of its delicious taste and added health benefits. The following quick banana bread recipe isn't just straightforward to prepare but will also disappear quickly from the serving plate.
Items needed:
- Flour - Two and a half (2 1/2) cups
- Sugar (white) - Half (1/2) cup
- Light brown sugar - Half (1/2) cup
- Baking powder - One tablespoon + half a teaspoon
- Salt - One teaspoon
- Cinnamon - One-eighth of a teaspoon
- Coconut (shredded) - Half (1/2) cup
- Vegetable oil - Three (3) tablespoons
- Milk - One-third of a cup
- Egg - One (1)
- Vanilla - Two (2) teaspoons
- Ripe bananas (medium-sized) - 3
- Sliced pecans - One cup
- Blueberries (frozen) - Two cups
Method:
- Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Grease an 8 in. baking pan and set aside.
- In a mixer bowl, take the ripe bananas and mash them using a fork.
- Add the egg, oil, white sugar and brown sugar to the bananas and use an electric mixer at very high speed to mix all the ingredients for about thirty seconds.
- Add the milk and mix for 10 seconds more.
- Add the shredded coconut and mix all the ingredients.
- In a fresh bowl, sift the flour and baking powder.
- Add the flour mix to the banana mixture and stir to combine all the ingredients well.
- Then add the chopped pecans.
- Fold the frozen blueberries into the mix. Don't allow the blueberries to defrost.
- Pour the batter in the greased baking pan.
- Bake in the heated oven for approx. fifty-five to sixty (60) minutes 'til the bread is firm on top and springy to touch.
- Remove the loaf pan from the oven and cool for 15 minutes before taking the bread out of the pan.
- Leave the bread to cool on a wire rack.
- Wrap the bread firmly in plastic film and refrigerate for a day. Use the bread the day after cooking.
- Cut in slices to serve.
Here are two heavenly frosting recipes for you to use on the banana bread.
White Icing
Ingredients:
- Milk - 1 cup
- Flour - 5 tablespoons
- Vanilla - 1 teaspoon
- Soft butter - One (1) cup
- Crystallized sugar - One (1) cup
Method:
- Mix the milk and flour in a bowl over low heat till the mixture thickens.
- Remove from the heat and allow to cool completely.
- In another bowl, cream the butter, sugar and vanilla till fluffy.
- Add the flour and milk mix to the butter mix and mix to get a smooth fluffy icing.
Banana Butter Icing
Ingredients:
- Butter (softened) - Quarter (1/4) cup
- Mashed bananas - 1/2 cup
- Lemon juice - Half (1/2) teaspoon
- Vanilla extract - Half (1/2) teaspoon
- Confectioner's sugar - 3 1/4 cups
Method:
- Cream the butter, lemon juice, mashed bananas and vanilla extract in a mixing bowl till fluffy.
- Carefully add the confectioner's sugar to the mix and beat well to create a smooth frosting.
- Spread on the bread and enjoy!
Items needed:
- Flour - Two and a half (2 1/2) cups
- Sugar (white) - Half (1/2) cup
- Light brown sugar - Half (1/2) cup
- Baking powder - One tablespoon + half a teaspoon
- Salt - One teaspoon
- Cinnamon - One-eighth of a teaspoon
- Coconut (shredded) - Half (1/2) cup
- Vegetable oil - Three (3) tablespoons
- Milk - One-third of a cup
- Egg - One (1)
- Vanilla - Two (2) teaspoons
- Ripe bananas (medium-sized) - 3
- Sliced pecans - One cup
- Blueberries (frozen) - Two cups
Method:
- Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Grease an 8 in. baking pan and set aside.
- In a mixer bowl, take the ripe bananas and mash them using a fork.
- Add the egg, oil, white sugar and brown sugar to the bananas and use an electric mixer at very high speed to mix all the ingredients for about thirty seconds.
- Add the milk and mix for 10 seconds more.
- Add the shredded coconut and mix all the ingredients.
- In a fresh bowl, sift the flour and baking powder.
- Add the flour mix to the banana mixture and stir to combine all the ingredients well.
- Then add the chopped pecans.
- Fold the frozen blueberries into the mix. Don't allow the blueberries to defrost.
- Pour the batter in the greased baking pan.
- Bake in the heated oven for approx. fifty-five to sixty (60) minutes 'til the bread is firm on top and springy to touch.
- Remove the loaf pan from the oven and cool for 15 minutes before taking the bread out of the pan.
- Leave the bread to cool on a wire rack.
- Wrap the bread firmly in plastic film and refrigerate for a day. Use the bread the day after cooking.
- Cut in slices to serve.
Here are two heavenly frosting recipes for you to use on the banana bread.
White Icing
Ingredients:
- Milk - 1 cup
- Flour - 5 tablespoons
- Vanilla - 1 teaspoon
- Soft butter - One (1) cup
- Crystallized sugar - One (1) cup
Method:
- Mix the milk and flour in a bowl over low heat till the mixture thickens.
- Remove from the heat and allow to cool completely.
- In another bowl, cream the butter, sugar and vanilla till fluffy.
- Add the flour and milk mix to the butter mix and mix to get a smooth fluffy icing.
Banana Butter Icing
Ingredients:
- Butter (softened) - Quarter (1/4) cup
- Mashed bananas - 1/2 cup
- Lemon juice - Half (1/2) teaspoon
- Vanilla extract - Half (1/2) teaspoon
- Confectioner's sugar - 3 1/4 cups
Method:
- Cream the butter, lemon juice, mashed bananas and vanilla extract in a mixing bowl till fluffy.
- Carefully add the confectioner's sugar to the mix and beat well to create a smooth frosting.
- Spread on the bread and enjoy!
About the Author:
Anukriti has a completely unique viewpoint on bread and bread recipes. Anukriti's ardent eye for 'cause and effect' lets her substitute local ingredients and techniques in classical bread recipes.Her Quick Banana Bread Recipe is Anukriti's latest superb offering.More of Anukriti's unique recipes are found on Bread Recipe Secrets.
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