Guatemalan Banana Bread Recipes

GUATEMALAN PAN DE BANANO (BANANA BREAD)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F
• Soften the butter to room temperature and mix it with the sugar in a mixing bowl until light and fluffy.
• Mash the bananas and add it to the butter and sugar mixture.
• Add the salt, lemon juice, cinnamon, and egg.
• Sift the flour with the baking powder and slowly add it to the liquid mixture.
• Pour the batter into a greased loaf pan, approximately 9 x 5 inches.
• Bake in oven for 1 hour, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
• Serve with honey as a cake bread, or as a dessert with cream or ice cream.

GUATEMALAN BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt.
• Stir in bananas, coconut milk, vanilla and butter.
• Fold in raisins and cashews, if desired.
• Pour into a greased 5x9-inch loaf pan.
• Bake at 350 F for 1 hour and 15 minutes.

GUATEMALAN BANANA BREAD - PAO DE BANANO

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease bottom only of loaf pan, 9 x 5 x 3 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. Bake until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean, 9-inch loaf about 70 to 80 minutes, 8 1/2 inch loaves 55 to 60 minutes.
• Cool slightly. Loosen sides of loaf from pan with a knife; remove from pan. Cool completely before slicing. To store, wrap and refrigerate no longer than 1 week.