Anyone have a time tested recipe for banana bread ........ Thanks

[Angry Dragon]

[applegrove]

1. I know only that you should make sure the bananas are old - going brown - when

you use them. The sugar content goes up.

[Laurian]

2. Just chiming in to say I'll be interested in the responses you get.

When I have bananas that get too ripe, I peel them and put them in the freezer until I get a notion to make banana bread. I haven't been pleased with the several recipes I've used. I find the results too dense and heavy. I would love to have a lighter, airier bread.

[Angry Dragon]

3. I know the bananas that we used to eat when we were younger no longer exist

They all died out and the bananas today are not as flavorable and are different
I wonder if this makes a difference using an older recipe??

[A Simple Game]

17. Try a banana cake. Must be a ton of recipes out there. n/t

[msanthrope]

4. Yes..

2 cups minus one scant tablespoon of flour, 3/4 cup sugar, 3/4 tsp baking soda, 1/2 tsp salt. Sift once together into large bowl.

6 Tbsp melted and cooled butter, 1/4 cup whole milk yogurt at room temp, 2 large eggs at room temp and beaten, 1 tsp vanilla, 3 very ripe mashed bananas. Mix well in small bowl.

Preheat the oven to 350. No hotter. Grease a 9x5 loaf pan...I always use Baker's Joy.

When your oven is hot enough, dump the wet into the dry, and mix with a few, short strokes, pour into the pan, and bake for 50-55 mins. 10 mins in pan before unmolding, about 1/2 hr to hour later??? Heaven.

TIPS--

NO OVERMIXING!

Bananas should be ripe. Cut off the black parts. You can freeze bananas in their skin--the skin will turn black, but the fruit will be fine. If you do that, make sure you allow the fruit to thaw completely to room temp, then mix very well.

You can add nuts or minichips, coarsely chopped, and tossed with about a teaspoon of flour. Don't add more than about a cup of them though. Put them in in the last mixing strokes.

[Angry Dragon]

5. I will give it a try ........ Thank you

[grasswire]

6. whole wheat OJ banana bread

This is my tweak of a Sunset recipe:

1/2 cup butter
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
3 medium bananas, mashed
1 cup AP flour
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp soda
1 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 cup frozen OJ concentrate, thawed (do not add any water)
walnuts if desired

Melt butter and blend in sugar. Mix in beaten eggs and mashed bananas. Mix dry ingredients together. Add to banana mixture, and then stir in the OJ. Turn into a greased 9x5 loaf pan. Bake in a moderaltely slow oven 325 for 1 hour 10 minutes. Makes one loaf.

I often make this in a large pie plate, and the baking time is a bit less. Note: not light and airy; the whole wheat gives it a bit more tooth.

[pengillian101]

7. I've used this for decades from Bettty Crocker.

From the 1969 Betty Crocker Picture Cookbook

Nut Bread (Banana bread notes are at the end)

2-1/2 cups all purpose flour*
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
3-1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
3 Tablespoons vegetable oil
1-1/4 cups milk
1 egg
1 Tablespoon plus 1 Teaspoon grated orange peel
1 cup chopped nuts

Heat oven to 350-F. Grease bottom only of loaf pan, 9x5x3 inches, or 2 loaf pans, 8-1/2 x 4-1/2 x 2-1/2 inches.

Mix all ingredients; beat 30 seconds. Pour into pan(s). Bake until wooden toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 9-inch loaf 55 to 65 minutes, 8-inch loaves 55 to 60 minutes; cool slightly. Loosen sides of loaf from pan; remove from pan. Cool completely before slicing. To store, wrap and refrigerate no longer than 1 week.

*If using self-rising flour, omit baking baking powder and salt.

Banana Nut Bread: Decrease milk to 1/3 cup and omit orange peel. Mix in 1-1/4 cups mashed bananas (2 to 3 medium). Bake 9-inch loaf 65 to 70 minutes.

Enjoy!

[Angry Dragon]

8. Thanks

[cbayer]

9. Perfect thread.

I have some bananas that will need a solution very soon.

Thanks for asking and to those that have answered.

[Angry Dragon]

10. Which one are you choosing??

[cbayer]

11. I have everything needed for the Betty Crocker one, so

probably that.

How about you?

[Angry Dragon]

12. I was also leaning that way

[cbayer]

13. It seems a lot like the one mom used to make!

[japple]

14. Here's a blast from the past. One of our former members, hippywife,

always swore by the recipe from Fanny Farmer cookbook. Here's an old post from DU C & B.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=236x44258

[grasswire]

15. miss ya, HW! n/t

[japple]

16. Yeah, me too. I think about her very often. Wonder if she

ever comes back to visit?