I want your favorite banana bread recipes!?

I'm on a quest to find the best banana bread recipe. I've made about 6 or 7 different kinds and so far I'm not satisfied yet... Please provide your most favorite recipe. Please no links to websites with banana bread recipes, chances are I've made them already... I want ones that have been tried %26amp; true by *you*!I want your favorite banana bread recipes!?
I'm at work, and don't have the details of the recipe on me, but it sounds like you've got a good base recipe as a starting point anyway. Here are some changes I've made, and ended up with a banana bread I love! Good luck, and enjoy! :)





--I let the bananas ripen fully, then I put them in the freezer. They can stay there for days, weeks, months, whatever, until I'm ready to make it. Then I let them thaw in the fridge overnight before mashing them for the banana bread. Something about freezing them brings out the natural sweetness of the banana. I end up using less sugar.





--And speaking of sugar...I use mostly brown sugar instead of white.





--I'm a cinnamon fiend! So I always add plenty to my recipe. Same with vanilla...my basic recipe called for 1 tsp, so of course I put in 2. LOL





--I always bake with olive oil. Sounds funny, and may even smell a little funny prior to baking, but I swear it makes everything taste more savory. Also, for my banana bread, the recipe I use originally called for 1/2 cup oil. I split it, using 1/4 cup olive oil, and 1/4 butter (not margarine).





--I typically use soy milk in many of my recipes, simply because that's what I have around. But I do think sometimes it helps things taste creamier. I know it definitely makes a difference in my quiche.I want your favorite banana bread recipes!?
this is one my mum used to make





2 cups of plain flour (all purpose flour)


1 tsp baking soda


1/4 teaspoon salt


1/2 cup butter


3/4 cup brown sugar


2 large eggs, beaten


3 mashed overripe bananas





Preheat oven to 350掳.


Lightly grease 9 x 5 loaf pan.


In large bowl, combine flour, soda and salt.


In separate bowl, cream together butter and brown sugar.


Stir in eggs and mashed bananas until well blended.


Stir banana mixture into flour mixture; stir just to moisten.


Pour batter into prepared loaf pan.


Bake in preheated oven for 60-65 minutes until a toothpick inserted into center of loaf comes out clean.


Let bread cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack
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I added more banana and let it bake a little longer.
this is the banana bread recipe I got from my mom, and have used it ever since. It makes the best banana bread ever, but I might be a little partial, since i make it :D





-preheat oven to 375 degree Farenheit


-spray your loaf pan with non-stick cooking spray, such as pam.





ingredients:


1/3 cup oil


2 unbeaten eggs


3 tablespoons milk


1 cup mashed banana (or more as desired)


2/3 cup sugar


2 cups flour


1/2 tsp. salt


1/2 tsp. baking soda


1 tsp. baking powder





-sift the dry ingredints together (sugar, flour, salt, baking soda %26amp; powder) in a large bowl


-mix banana, milk, eggs and oil in a small bowl


-add 1/2 of the banana mixture to the dry ingrients, beat until smooth, then add the rest of the banana mix and beat.


-pour batter in prepared loaf pan


-put into preheated oven and bake for one hour, or until knife inserted in center comes out clean.
A simple but perfect banana bread recipe for all of us to enjoy.





3 or 4 ripe bananas, smashed


1/3 cup melted butter


1 cup sugar (can easily reduce to 3/4 cup)


1 egg, beaten


1 teaspoon vanilla


1 teaspoon baking soda


Pinch of salt


1 1/2 cup of flour





No need for a mixer for this recipe. Preheat the oven to 350掳With a wooden spoon, mix butter into the mashed bananas in a large mixing bowl. Mix in the sugar, egg, and vanilla. Sprinkle the baking soda and salt over the mixture and mix in. Add the flour last, mix. Pour mixture into a buttered 4x8 inch loaf pan. Bake for 1 hour. Cool on a rack. Remove from pan and slice to serve.
Banana Doughnuts (Bread) with Nutmeg





2 cup all-purpose flour


2 tsp baking powder


1/2 tsp baking soda


1/2 tsp salt


2 tbsp vegetable shortening


1/3 cup granulated sugar


1 egg


1/4 cup buttermilk


1 md banana, ripe; mashed


1/8 tsp ground nutmeg


1/8 tsp ground cinnamon


1/2 tsp vanilla extract


Vegetable shortening


Confectioner's sugar





Sift together dry ingredients. Beat shortening until creamy, then add sugar and beat until light.


Add egg and beat in well. Then add buttermilk, banana, spices, and vanilla, and blend. Put onto a floured board, knead lightly, and roll to 1/2-inch thickness. Cut dough with a doughnut cutter. Fry in hot deep oil until nicely browned, drain on paper towels, and dust with confectioners' sugar.
Best ever!


Cream Cheese-Banana-Nut Bread





For a request from Southern Living, January edition. Submitted by Willie Monroe, Homewood, Alabama.





8-10 servings 2 Loaves


3/4 cup butter, softened


1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese


2 cups sugar


2 large eggs


3 cups all-purpose flour


1/2 teaspoon baking powder


1/2 teaspoon baking soda


1/2 teaspoon salt


1 1/2 cups bananas, mashed (about 1/14 lbs. or 4 medium)


1 cup pecans, chopped, toasted


1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract


Orange Pecan Topping


1 cup pecans, coarsely chopped, toasted


1 cup powdered sugar


3 tablespoons orange juice, fresh


1 teaspoon orange rind, grated


Cinnamon-Crisp Topping


1/2 cup brown sugar, firmly packed


1/2 cup pecans, coarsely chopped, toasted


1 tablespoon flour


1 tablespoon butter, melted


1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon





Beat butter and cream cheese at medium speed with electric mixer, until creamy.


Gradually add sugar, beating until light and fluffy.


Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating just until blended after each addition.


Combine flour and next 3 ingredients; gradually add to butter mixture, beating at low speed just until blended.


Stir in bananas, pecans, and vanilla.


Spoon batter into 2 greased and floured 8 x 4 inch loafpans.


Bake at 350潞 for 1 hour, or until tests clean. (Shield with foil the last 15 minutes to prevent browning, if necessary.


Cool bread in pans on wire racks 10 minutes.


Remove from pans, and cool 30 minutes on wire racks before slicing.


Orange Pecan Topping:.


Sprinkle pecans over batter before baking.


Cool bread 10 minutes, remove from pans.


Stir together sugar, orange juice and orange rind.


Drizzle evenly over warm bread.


Cinnamon-Crisp Topping.


Stir together brown sugar, toasted pecans, flour, melted butter and cinnamon.


Sprinle mixture evenly over batter.


Bake and cool bread.
BANANA BREAD


INGREDIENTS


1/4 cup butter, softened


1 cup white sugar


1 egg


3 - 4 ripe bananas, mashed


2 cups all-purpose flour


1 teaspoon baking soda


1/2 teaspoon salt


Sm. Amount Vanilla


DIRECTIONS


Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease an 8x4 inch loaf pan.


In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugar. Beat in the egg and mashed bananas. Mix in flour and baking soda just until combined. Pour into prepared loaf pan. Bake in preheated oven for 1 hour. If top begins to brown too quickly, decrease heat slightly. Center should be soft and chewy, while the outside, crisp and crunchy.


TIPS


Add an extra banana design to top to make it look good and taste better.








this is the best...
BANANA BREAD





3 3/4 cup flour


1 1/2 tsp. salt


2 eggs


1 1/2 cup sugar


1 1/4 cups milk


1 1/2 cups mashed banana ( I actually add more)


5 tsp baking powder


4 1/2 tbs oil


1 1/2 cup finely chopped nuts








Grease and flour bread pans. Measure all ingredients into large bowl. Beat on medium for 1/2 minute, scraping bowl constantly. Bake at 350 for 55 - 65 minutes. Makes two loaves
get a loaf of bread, some bananas, and mix them in a blender. add water if needed. pour into a loaf pan and bake.
MOIST BANANA BREAD





1 1/4 c. flour


1 c. sugar


1/2 tsp. salt


1 tsp. soda


1/2 c. shortening


2 sm. bananas or 1 c. puree


2 eggs, well beaten





Mix dry ingredients and shortening. Puree bananas and add to flour mixture. Add well beaten eggs. Bake in greased loaf pan at 350 degrees for 40 to 45 minutes or until done. Nuts can be added.








I use black walnuts in this recipe
EXTRA MOIST BANANA BREAD





3 c. flour


1 tsp. soda


1 tsp. each - cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg


2 c. sugar


1 tsp. salt


1 c. nuts (optional)





3 eggs


1 1/2 c. salad oil


1 (8 oz.) can crushed pineapple, undrained


1 1/2 tsp. vanilla


2 c. mashed bananas





Sift dry ingredients, add remaining ingredients. Stir with a wooden spoon only until well blended. Pour into two greased loaf pans and bake at 350 degrees for 60-80 minutes.





ENJOY
i got mine off the side of a generic brand flour bag! lol...


but i substituted butter for the shortening %26amp; put cinamon %26amp; nutmeg %26amp; vanilla in it. (i don't have the recipe on hand, but it's super basic)





edit: the poster above pretty much has my original recipe i think!


:)