An old-time classic that's good any time of the day--Banana Nut Bread! I found an easy, fun and perfect recipe many moons ago from a website dedicated to BNB recipes. This is the second time I've baked with it. This time, I tuned the bread loaf into yummy, yummy muffins. Consider this a no-fail recipe, 'cause it's truly hard to mess this one up!
Let's get right to the point. You're over cookies, tired of fattening cakes and pies, and doughnuts are out of the question. You're looking around the kitchen and you see a pile of ripe bananas on the counter. If you've got flour, salt, sugar, and an egg or two, you're on your way. Grab your recipe book and jot this one down. (Or, print it from this website directly.)
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 cup sugar (or less if you can't see your toes)
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup shortening or vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
-1/2 cup (or less, depends on how nutty you like it) crushed Walnuts (note: I added the nut part. Optional!)
So nothing really special and hard to get, you see :)? First thing you need to do when you try to bake things is - turn on your oven and set it to 350 F (180C). Oh, you will also need a loaf pan or some similar dish to bake your banana bread and now it is also a good time to grease it, so your banana bread doesn't stick.
Now let's get started. We need a large bowl and then we start mixing some things in the bowl. First we add sugar, shortening (or oil), and eggs and then we start mixing so the sugar melts. Then we add mashed bananas and mix some more. When it looks good (don't worry, we are sure it does) it is time to add all the dry ingredients - flour, salt, vanilla, and baking powder and mix some more. You should get a nice and very thick banana bread batter. (This is where I dropped in my walnuts.)
That's it! What, nothing else you ask? We said we liked our recipes to be short and simple. Well there is one more thing actually - we must tell you for how long you should bake your banana bread. This recipe and most of other banana bread recipes will tell you to bake your banana bread for around one hour. And one hour it is :).
You can check if it's done already by sticking a toothpick or a knife or something (not your fingers) in you banana bread and if it comes out clean (not all sticky and dirty with batter), you are finished.
Where most (basically, almost all) recipes call for the use of a brownie/bread pan for the banana bread, I used a muffin tin and cupcake paper. With the first batch, I did not spray the cupcake paper. The darker ones are the ones that stuck to the paper. The lighter ones are the second batch, and they were all set in cupcake paper with Pam sprayed on it. Before I could even place the muffins down to cool off, my grandmother showed up! Seeing as she's the retired queen of all things baked, I let her have one. She suggested I sell them. I just laughed it off, glad that the recipe was a winner.
Let's get right to the point. You're over cookies, tired of fattening cakes and pies, and doughnuts are out of the question. You're looking around the kitchen and you see a pile of ripe bananas on the counter. If you've got flour, salt, sugar, and an egg or two, you're on your way. Grab your recipe book and jot this one down. (Or, print it from this website directly.)
Alright, For This Banana Bread Recipe You Will Need:
- 4-5 mashed bananas (use ripe ones)- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 cup sugar (or less if you can't see your toes)
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup shortening or vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
-1/2 cup (or less, depends on how nutty you like it) crushed Walnuts (note: I added the nut part. Optional!)
So nothing really special and hard to get, you see :)? First thing you need to do when you try to bake things is - turn on your oven and set it to 350 F (180C). Oh, you will also need a loaf pan or some similar dish to bake your banana bread and now it is also a good time to grease it, so your banana bread doesn't stick.
Now let's get started. We need a large bowl and then we start mixing some things in the bowl. First we add sugar, shortening (or oil), and eggs and then we start mixing so the sugar melts. Then we add mashed bananas and mix some more. When it looks good (don't worry, we are sure it does) it is time to add all the dry ingredients - flour, salt, vanilla, and baking powder and mix some more. You should get a nice and very thick banana bread batter. (This is where I dropped in my walnuts.)
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| Thick, nutty, banana goodness. |
You can check if it's done already by sticking a toothpick or a knife or something (not your fingers) in you banana bread and if it comes out clean (not all sticky and dirty with batter), you are finished.
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| Baking...baking. |
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| All Done! |
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| Grandmother approved! |