Gold Medal Flours Best Ever Banana Bread Recipes

GOLD MEDAL FLOUR'S BEST-EVER BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease bottoms only of 2 (8X4 inch) loaf pans.
• In large bowl, mix sugar and butter. Add eggs, bananas (increase recipe by one banana), buttermilk and vanilla; beat with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth.
• Stir in flour, baking soda, salt and nuts (if using) just until moistened. Pour batter into pans.
• Bake for one hour or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes. Loosen sides of loaves from pans; remove from pans to cooling rack. Cool about 1 hour before slicing.

GOLD MEDAL FLOUR'S BEST-EVER BANANA BREAD RECIPE - (4/5)

Steps:

• Heat an oven to 350 degrees F. Grease bottoms of two 8 x 4 inches loaf pans. In large bowl, mix sugar and butter. Add eggs, bananas (increase recipe by one banana), buttermilk and vanilla; beat with an electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Stir in flour, baking soda, salt and nuts (if using) until the mixture becomes moistened. Distribute the batter evenly into the two pans. Bake for one hour or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes. Loosen sides of loaves from pans; remove from pans to cooling rack. Let the bread cool for about an hour before slicing.

BEST EVER BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease bottoms only of 2 (8x4-inch) loaf pans or 1 (9x5-inch) loaf pan.
• In large bowl, mix sugar and butter. Add eggs, bananas, buttermilk and vanilla; beat with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth.
• Stir in flour, baking soda, salt, and nuts just until moistened. Pour batter into pans.
• Bake 8-inch loaves 1 hour, 9-inch loaf 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 to cooling rack. Cool about 1 hour before slicing.
• ****High Altitude (3500-6500 feet): Increase flour to 2 3/4 cups. In step 1, heat oven to 375 degrees. In step 2, add 1/4 cup water with buttermilk. bake 8-inch loaves about 1 hour 5 min, 9-inch loaf about 1 hour 30 minute.

GOLD MEDAL FLOUR BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• 1. Heat oven to 350 deg. F,; Grease bottoms only of 2 (8x4-inch) loaf pans or 1 (9x5-inch) loaf pan. 2. In large bowl, mix sugar& butter. Add eggs, bananas, buttermilk & vanilla; beat with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Stir in flour, baking soda, salt & nuts just until moistened. Pour batter in pans. 3. Bake 8-inch loaves 1 hour, 9-inch loaf 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 to cooling rack. Cool about 1 hour before slicing. 2 loaves (16 slices each) High Altitude (3500-6500 ft): Increase flour to 2 3/4 cups. In step 1, heat oven to 375 F. In step 2, add 1/4 cup water with buttermilk. Bake 8-inch loaves about 1 hr. 5 mins., 9-inch loaf about 1 hour 30 minutes. ******************* Sugar Glaze* Optional 3/4 Cup Confectioners Sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla 3-4 tablespoons milk Squirts of lemon (optional) or Squirts of Eaglebrand milk Add milk & vanilla slowly & gradually to the sugar, & and stir / whisk slowly. When you achieve the thickness you want stop! Add walnuts on top of bread, then (Pour zigzag using a spoon) glaze top of Banana Bread. Let cool & set.