Banana Bread
Baking banana bread is such a great way to use ripened bananas. Not only is this recipe super easy to make, but it is very delicious. It’s great for breakfast, the perfect after school snack or a sweet surprise in a lunch box. If you would like to jazz up the flavor a bit, you could add walnuts or chocolate chips. Oh by the way, it's really great with cream cheese frosting too...just sayin'.
Banana Bread
1 cup butter, softened
2 cups brown sugar
7 large ripe bananas, mashed ( our bananas are very small, so I use 14)
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
4 eggs, slightly beaten
3 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 tablespoon cinnamon
chopped walnuts (opt.)
Directions:
Makes two loaves of banana bread.
1. Cream the butter and sugar. Blend in the bananas, vanilla and eggs.
2. Whisk together the dry ingredients.
3. Add to the wet mixture and mix until just combined. Pour into two greased 9x5 inch loaf pans.
4. Bake at 350F. Check on the bread after 35 minutes (it may take up to 60 minutes). Banana bread is done when a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Cool the banana bread in the pan for 10 minutes then cool completely on a wire rack.
** When bananas are to ripe to eat, you can freeze them.
***Cream Cheese frosting:
8 ounces bar cream cheese, at room temperature
4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
pinch table salt or fine sea salt
1 1/2 cups confectioners’ sugar
To make the frosting: Beat the cream cheese, butter, vanilla, and salt with an electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Reduce mixer speed to low and gradually beat in the confectioners’ sugar, beating until smooth. Refrigerate the frosting until slightly stiffened, 20 to 30 minutes.
Banana Bread
1 cup butter, softened
2 cups brown sugar
7 large ripe bananas, mashed ( our bananas are very small, so I use 14)
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
4 eggs, slightly beaten
3 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 tablespoon cinnamon
chopped walnuts (opt.)
Directions:
Makes two loaves of banana bread.
1. Cream the butter and sugar. Blend in the bananas, vanilla and eggs.
2. Whisk together the dry ingredients.
3. Add to the wet mixture and mix until just combined. Pour into two greased 9x5 inch loaf pans.
4. Bake at 350F. Check on the bread after 35 minutes (it may take up to 60 minutes). Banana bread is done when a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Cool the banana bread in the pan for 10 minutes then cool completely on a wire rack.
** When bananas are to ripe to eat, you can freeze them.
***Cream Cheese frosting:
8 ounces bar cream cheese, at room temperature
4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
pinch table salt or fine sea salt
1 1/2 cups confectioners’ sugar
To make the frosting: Beat the cream cheese, butter, vanilla, and salt with an electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Reduce mixer speed to low and gradually beat in the confectioners’ sugar, beating until smooth. Refrigerate the frosting until slightly stiffened, 20 to 30 minutes.
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