Southern Banana Bread Recipes

SOUTHERN BANANA NUT BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs. Blend in bananas and vanilla. Add flour alternately with buttermilk, beating well after each addition. Fold in pecans. , Pour into two greased 8x4-in. loaf pans. Bake at 350° for 45-55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in pan for 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack; cool completely. , For topping, combine the banana, confectioners' sugar and lemon juice; spread over loaves. Sprinkle with pecans.

BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325ºF. Grease and flour a 9- x 5-inch loaf pan. Beat butter and sugar at medium speed with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating just until blended after each addition. Combine flour, soda, and salt; add to batter, and mix just to combine. Add bananas, mixing well.
• Spoon batter into prepared pan. Bake at 325ºF for 1 hour and 15 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean and sides pull away from pan, shielding with aluminum foil during last 15 minutes to prevent excessive browning, if necessary. Cool in pan on a wire rack 10 minutes. Remove from pan, and cool 30 minutes on wire rack before slicing. Serve with butter.

SOUTHERN BANANA PINEAPPLE BREAD

Steps:

• 1. Mix dry ingredients in a large bowl.
• 2. In a small bowl beat eggs until foamy.
• 3. Add oil, vanilla, and blend. Pour oil and vanilla mixture into dry ingredients.
• 4. Stir with a mixing spoon, do not use electric mixer, until moistened.
• 5. Stir in pineapple and nuts, then stir in bananas - mix well but do not beat.
• 6. Spoon into well greased 10 inch tube pan or can also be baked in 2 loaf pans.
• 7. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Bake tube pan 1 hour and 20 minutes or small loaf pans, check in 35 minutes.
• 8. Frost with cream cheese icing if you like. Good plain!

BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°. Spray a 9×5-inch loaf pan with baking spray with flour.
• In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking soda, and salt. In a medium bowl, whisk together banana, melted butter, eggs, and vanilla. Fold banana mixture into flour mixture until just combined. Spread batter into prepared pan.
• Bake until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean, 50 to 60 minutes. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes. Remove from pan, and let cool completely on a wire rack. Store in an airtight container for up to 3 days.

SOUTHERN STYLE BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• In a large mixing bowl with an electric hand mixer, cream butter and sugar.
• Peel and dice bananas. With vanilla extract, add to butter and sugar and mix.
• Add dry ingredients and combine by hand.
• Spray/grease a 9x9 pan and spread batter.
• Sprinkle cinnamon on top, bake for 25 minutes or until lightly browned.

BEST BANANA BREAD EVER

Steps:

• Whisk together flour and baking soda in a large bowl and set aside. Combine melted butter, sugar, sour cream, eggs, bananas and vanilla extract. Stir together with a spoon. Add to flour mixture and mix well with spoon. Spray a 9 x 5 loaf pan with cooking spray and add batter to pan. Add swirl.

SOUTHERN BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease sides and bottom of 2 non-stick loaf pans and set aside.
• 2. Combine butter, white and brown sugar in a mixing bowl and beat with a mixer on high speed until mixture is creamy. Add eggs and beat on high speed until the mixture is light and fluffy.
• 3. With the mixer on low speed, blend in bananas and vanilla.
• 4. Add flour to the mixture alternately with sour cream.
• 5. Fold in pecans.
• 6. Pour evenly into prepared loaf pans.
• 7. Bake 45-55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
• 8. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans.
• 9. Unauthorized alterations or amendments to this recipe without express permission from Dana Moore is strictly prohibited.

MAPLE PECAN BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Place each ripe banana in a bowl and mash them well.
• Prep an 8 1/2″ x 4 1/2″ loaf pan. You can simply grease the pan with oil or line it with parchment paper.
• Preheat the oven to 350 F (175 C).
• Put a quarter cup of butter in a microwave-safe bowl and melt it for 20 seconds or so.
• In a mixing bowl, combine the melted butter, 1/3 cup of oil, and 1/4 cup of plain yogurt. Add the two eggs, one at a time, and mix well with a whisk. Add the 1/4 cup of maple syrup and teaspoon of vanilla extract. Combine well.
• In another bowl, sift together the 1.5 cups of flour, 1 tsp of baking powder, 1/2 tsp of baking soda, and 1/4 tsp of salt.
• Add the wet ingredients into the bowl with the dry ingredients, and mix with a spatula.
• Add the mashed bananas and combine gently. Stir in the chopped pecans.
• Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan. Sprinkle additional halved or chopped pecans onto the top, if desired. Place into the pre-heated oven.
• Bake for 40 to 50 mins, or until light golden brown, and a toothpick comes out clean.