Best 2 Loaf Banana Bread Recipes

DOUBLE BANANA NUT BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 9x5-inch loaf pans.
• Beat vegetable oil and sugar together in a bowl until creamy and smooth; stir in eggs.
• Mash bananas and lemon juice together in a separate bowl; mix into oil mixture until just incorporated.
• Sift flour, baking powder, and salt together in a third bowl; slowly mix into wet mixture using an electric mixer on low until just incorporated. Fold in walnuts. Pour batter into the two prepared loaf pans.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a knife inserted in the center of the loaf comes out clean, about 1 hour 15 minutes.

VERY BEST BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325
• Beat the butter and sugar together until light and creamy
• Add in the eggs, one at a time, blend well
• Stir in the buttermilk, vanilla and mashed banana
• In a separate bowl sift together the flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda and cinnamon
• Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and stir to combine (low speed or use a spoon until just combined)
• Grab two loaf pans
• Line them with parchment paper (alternatively you can butter and flour your loaf pans)
• Pour an even amount in to each pan
• Bake for 65-75 minutes, turn the pans 180 degrees in the oven half way through cooking (so turn once the first 35 minutes have passed)
• Use a toothpick to check for doneness, center should come out clean, if it is still gooey continue cooking in 5 minute increments
• Remove from the oven, rest 10 minutes, transfer to a wire rack to cool
• Serve with butter, while the banana bread is still warm!

BANANA LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan.
• In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Stir in the eggs one at a time, beating well with each addition, stir in the mashed bananas.
• In a large bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt. Blend the banana mixture into the flour mixture; stirring just to combine. Fold in the nuts.
• Bake in preheated oven for 60 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into center of the loaf comes out clean.

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.

BRILLIANT BANANA LOAF

Steps:

• Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4.
• Butter a 2lb loaf tin and line the base and sides with baking parchment.
• Cream 140g softened butter and 140g caster sugar until light and fluffy, then slowly add 2 beaten large eggs with a little of the 140g flour.
• Fold in the remaining flour, 1 tsp baking powder and 2 mashed bananas.
• Pour the mixture into the prepared tin and bake for about 50 mins, or until cooked through. Check the loaf at 5-min intervals by testing it with a skewer (it should be able to be inserted and removed cleanly), as the time may vary depending on the shape of your loaf tin.
• Cool in the tin for 10 mins, then remove to a wire rack.
• Mix 50g icing sugar with 2-3 tsp water to make a runny icing.
• Drizzle the icing across the top of the cake and decorate with a handful of banana chips.