Banana Bread Lighter Recipes

THE BEST BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour one 9x5 inch pan.
• Cream margarine and sugar until smooth. Beat in eggs, then bananas. Add flour and soda, stirring just until combined.
• Pour into prepared pan and bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for about 1 hour (or till toothpick comes out clean). Remove from pan and let cool, store in refrigerator or freeze.

SIMPLE BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease one 8x4 inch loaf pan and set aside.
• In a large bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
• In another bowl, mash the bananas and stir in the eggs and sugar. Stir in the flour mixture and mix until just combined, then fold in the chopped nuts (optional). Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 55 to 65 minutes or until bread tests done. Remove from oven and cool on a rack for 10 minute, then remove from pan and cool completely. Slice and serve.

BANANA BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan.
• In a large bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt. In a 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 to 65 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into center of the loaf comes out clean. Let bread cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack.

SOFT & FLUFFY BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Grease bottom of 9x5 loaf pan.
• Combine sugar and margarine, beat until light and fluffy.
• Add eggs, beat.
• Add bananas, milk, and vanilla, blend well.
• Combine flour, nuts, baking soda, and salt.
• Add to banana mixture, mix well.
• Pour into greased pan, bake at 350 for 55 minutes.

BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Butter a 9 x 5 x 3 inch loaf pan.
• Cream the sugar and butter in a large mixing bowl until light and fluffy. Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• In a small bowl, mash the bananas with a fork. Mix in the milk and cinnamon. In another bowl, mix together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
• Add the banana mixture to the creamed mixture and stir until combined. Add dry ingredients, mixing just until flour disappears.
• Pour batter into prepared pan and bake 1 hour to 1 hour 10 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Set aside to cool on a rack for 15 minutes. Remove bread from pan, invert onto rack and cool completely before slicing.
• Spread slices with honey or serve with ice cream.

LIGHT BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Grease and flour 2 standard loaf pans.
• Mash the bananas until smooth and lump free, stir in the lemon juice then set aside.
• Cream the butter and sugar together. When smooth add the eggs and vanilla extract. Beat for 1 minute then stir in the mashed bananas, mixing thoroughly. Add the dry ingredients and mix until combined, then stir in the milk.
• Divide the batter between the two pans, then bake for 50 - 60 minutes or until tested done.

LIGHT AS A FEATHER BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Mash bananas (I like to puree mine).
• Cream shortening, sugar and egg yolks and add to bananas.
• Add soda dissolved in hot water.
• Add nuts, vanilla and banana extracts.
• Sift flour and salt together and add to mixture.
• Fold in beaten egg whites(stiff).
• Put in greased 9 x 5 loaf pan.
• Bake at 325 degrees for 45 to 55 minutes, until toothpick comes out clean.
• Makes one large loaf.

BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Move oven rack to low position so that tops of pans will be in center of oven. Heat oven to 350°F. Grease bottoms only of 2 loaf pans, 8 1/2x4 1/2x2 1/2 inches, or 1 loaf pan, 9x5x3 inches.
• Mix sugar and butter in large bowl. Stir in eggs until well blended. Add bananas, buttermilk and vanilla. Beat until smooth. Stir in flour, baking soda and salt just until moistened. Stir in nuts. Pour into pans.
• Bake 8-inch loaves about 1 hour, 9-inch loaf about 1 1/4 hours, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes. Loosen sides of loaves from pans; remove from pans and place top side up on wire rack. Cool completely, about 2 hours, before slicing. Wrap tightly and store at room temperature up to 4 days, or refrigerate up to 10 days.

LIGHTER ZUCCHINI BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Beat eggs.
• Add sugar, oil, applesauce and bananas.
• Mix well.
• Add vanilla.
• In separate bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt.
• Stir into wet mixture just until moistened.
• Add zucchini and nuts.
• Pour into 2 greased 9X5 inch loaf pans.
• Bake at 350 for 50 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.