{"id":2225,"date":"2011-05-29T03:59:48","date_gmt":"2011-05-29T03:59:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/therealhousewife.com\/blog\/?p=2225"},"modified":"2012-01-24T04:17:09","modified_gmt":"2012-01-24T04:17:09","slug":"banana-bread","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/therealhousewife.com\/blog\/banana-bread\/","title":{"rendered":"Banana Bread"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is a regular item at our house.\u00a0 I make banana bread as often as I can, but as quickly as we eat bananas, I can’t make it often enough.\u00a0 I stole this recipe from my sister-in-law (Kara) YEARS ago, and I use it to make Banana or<\/strong><\/em> Zucchini Bread.\u00a0 They are interchangeable.\u00a0 This recipe is the not-low-fat<\/em><\/strong> version. :)\u00a0 I am going to make Zucchini Bread in the next week or so with my healthy <\/em>version of this recipe…so you will have them both.<\/p>\n

Ingredients…very basic.\u00a0 The most important ingredient is the rotten<\/span> very ripe bananas.\u00a0 If they are not ripe enough, they will form hard clumps in your banana bread that don’t taste good.\u00a0 The ripe bananas give it a rich banana flavor and make banana bread so moist and delicious!<\/p>\n

Other than bananas you need…Flour, Sugar, Oil, Eggs, Vanilla, Cinnamon, Salt, Baking Powder, and Baking Soda (you will not need the two little legs in the background).<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Add the eggs to your mixer alone.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Beat well.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Add all other ingredients except bananas.\u00a0 Mix.\u00a0 (I forgot to take a picture) :)<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Place rotten<\/span> ripe bananas on a plate.\u00a0 Trim any nasty edges off, like the one on the far left banana.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Mash the bananas with a potato masher.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Add the bananas to the flour mixture.\u00a0 Sorry, mashed bananas are not very appetizing to look at.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Mix well.\u00a0 It should be a little soupy.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>This recipe makes 2 large loaf pans, 3 small loaf pans, 6-8 mini loaf pans, or <\/em><\/strong>lots o’ muffins.\u00a0 make whatever you want.\u00a0 I like to make either 2 large loaves or one large loaf and 4 mini loaves.<\/p>\n

Instead of greasing and FLOURING the pans, I grease and SUGAR the pans.\u00a0 I find that it serves the same purpose, but instead of there being a flour crust, there’s a little crunchy sugar crust.\u00a0 Much better! (Tip I learned from my sister)<\/p>\n

Ideally, you should have 2 pans that are the same shape, size, and color.\u00a0 I do not.\u00a0 It works for me.\u00a0 If your world needs 2 pans that are the same, I’m sure “the Wal-marts” has 2 you can buy.\u00a0 As for me, I’m okay with 2 different sized loaves.\u00a0 They both taste good.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Bake at 325\u00b0 for 50 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out clean.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>See, not the same size.\u00a0 Oh well.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Because I LOVE sugar.\u00a0 I sprinkle about a tablespoon of regular granulated sugar on top of the banana bread while it is still hot.\u00a0 This just adds a special little sweet crunch to your banana bread.\u00a0 Plus it’s prettier, I think.<\/p>\n

If you put a paper towel under your cooling rack it helps to catch some of the granules that fall.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>YUM-MY!<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Banana Bread Recipe (or Zucchini Bread Recipe)<\/h2>\n

Ingredients:<\/p>\n

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  • 3 Eggs<\/li>\n
  • 3 Cups Flour (I use about 2 3\/4 cups)<\/li>\n
  • 2 Cups Sugar<\/li>\n
  • 1 Cup Vegetable Oil<\/li>\n
  • 1 tsp Baking Soda<\/li>\n
  • 1\/2 tsp Baking Powder<\/li>\n
  • 1 tsp Salt (slightly heaping, but not too much)<\/li>\n
  • 1 tsp Cinnamon<\/li>\n
  • 2 tsp Vanilla<\/li>\n
  • 4 Very Ripe Bananas OR <\/strong><\/em>2 cups grated, raw zucchini (DO NOT USE BOTH)<\/li>\n
  • If you want to ruin your banana bread with some chopped nuts, go ahead and throw 1\/2 cup in with the bananas.\u00a0 I prefer to not mess with the smooth wonderful taste and texture of plain ol’ banana bread.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Beat Eggs.\u00a0 Combine all ingredients except bananas (or zucchini).\u00a0 Mix.\u00a0 Mash bananas and add to mixture.\u00a0 Mix well.\u00a0 Pour into 2 large greased and floured (or sugared) loaf pans.\u00a0 Bake at 325\u00b0 for 50 minutes*.\u00a0 Sprinkle with sugar after baking.<\/p>\n

    *I bake mine around 50 minutes, but it seems that it’s different every time.\u00a0 The recipe says 1 hour, but I find that’s too long for my oven.\u00a0 Start checking it at around 40 minutes.\u00a0 If it’s still jiggly in the center, it’s not ready.\u00a0 It should be a golden brown (not burned) color.\u00a0 For muffins or mini loaves, reduce time significantly.\u00a0 (Don’t you love how exact and calculated my recipes and instructions are?\u00a0 Sorry! :)<\/p>\n

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