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kindlekitten · 02-23-2013, 11:05 PM

Banana Bread

This is the basic recipe;
1 1/2 cups flour
3/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp baking powder
whisk together
in a separate bowl beat together
5 1/3 tbs butter
2/3 cup sugar
beat in the flour mixture until blended and the consistency of brown sugar
2 large eggs, lightly beaten
fold in 1 cup (about 2) mashed very ripe bananas
1/4 cup coarsely chopped walnuts

put into loaf pan bake in a 350 oven 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean

My Modifications
I use all whole wheat pastry flour, not parts, all of it. I also use organic unrefined sugar. I put in a tablespoon of almond essence to the mashed bananas and a tsp each of cinnamon and cloves into the dry mixture. I generally triple the recipe, inevitably I have put in too many bananas so I gradually increase the flour until the batter is the correct stiffness. If I increase by more than a half cup of flour, I put in a pinch of the soda, powder, cinnamon and cloves. the bread is rarely done at 60 minutes so I turn the temp down to 300 and check it every 15 minutes. serious raves every time!

02-23-2013, 11:05 PM	#1486
kindlekitten Professional Adventuress Posts: 13,368 Karma: 50260224 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: The Olympic Peninsula on the OTHER Washington! (the big green clean one on the west coast!) Device: Kindle, the original! Times Two! and gifting an International Kindle	Banana Bread This is the basic recipe; 1 1/2 cups flour 3/4 tsp salt 1/2 tsp baking soda 1/4 tsp baking powder whisk together in a separate bowl beat together 5 1/3 tbs butter 2/3 cup sugar beat in the flour mixture until blended and the consistency of brown sugar 2 large eggs, lightly beaten fold in 1 cup (about 2) mashed very ripe bananas 1/4 cup coarsely chopped walnuts put into loaf pan bake in a 350 oven 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean My Modifications I use all whole wheat pastry flour, not parts, all of it. I also use organic unrefined sugar. I put in a tablespoon of almond essence to the mashed bananas and a tsp each of cinnamon and cloves into the dry mixture. I generally triple the recipe, inevitably I have put in too many bananas so I gradually increase the flour until the batter is the correct stiffness. If I increase by more than a half cup of flour, I put in a pinch of the soda, powder, cinnamon and cloves. the bread is rarely done at 60 minutes so I turn the temp down to 300 and check it every 15 minutes. serious raves every time!