Best Orange Banana Nut Bread Recipes

ORANGE BANANA NUT BREAD

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the sugar, oil and eggs; mix well. Stir in bananas and orange juice. Combine the dry ingredients; add to banana mixture, beating just until moistened. Stir in walnuts. Pour into 2 greased 8x4-in. loaf pans. , Bake at 325° until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 50-60 minutes. Cool for 10 minutes; remove from pans to a wire rack to cool completely. Freeze option: Securely wrap cooled loaves in foil; freeze. To use, thaw at room temperature.

MOIST BANANA NUT BREAD WITH ORANGE GLAZE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Butter a loaf pan and set aside.
• In a bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda, salt, and flax seeds.
• In another bowl, mix the butter, sugar, eggs, and vanilla until creamy. Add the orange zest and juice and stir lightly.
• Slowly fold the flour mixture into the wet ingredients until combined, then add the nuts and banana, mixing until just combined. Try not to over mix.
• Pour into greased loaf pan and bake for 1 hour, or until toothpick inserted into middle of loaf comes out clean.
• Allow bread to cool in the pan for 10 minutes before transferring to rack. Cool completely before glazing.
• FOR THE GLAZE: Combine the confectioner's sugar and orange and/or lemon juice. Stir until smooth. Pour over cooled bread.

ORANGE PECAN TOPPED CREAM CHEESE BANANA NUT BREAD

Steps:

• Place 1 cup of the pecans in a single layer in a shallow pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 10-15 minutes or until toasted.
• Beat butter and cream cheese at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Gradually add sugar, beating until light and fluffy.
• Add eggs, 1 at a time beating just until blended after each addition.
• Combine flour and next 3 ingredients; gradually add to butter mixture, beating at low speed just until blended.
• Stir in bananas, pecans, and vanilla.
• Spoon batter into 2 greased and floured 8 by 4 inch loaf pans. Sprinkle remaining 1 cup of pecans evenly over batter in the pans.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour or until a long wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean and sides pull away from the pan, shielding with aluminum foil during the last 15 minutes to prevent excessive browning, if necessary.
• Meanwhile, stir together powdered sugar, orange rind, and orange juice until blended.
• Cool bread in pans on wire racks for 10 minutes. Remove bread from pans to wire racks.
• Drizzle orange icing evenly over warm bread and cool for 30 minutes on wire racks.

BANANA ORANGE NUT BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350. Lightly grease and flour one 9x5x3" loaf pan.
• Sift together flour, baking powder and salt. Stir in chopped nuts, and dried cranberries. Set aside.
• Cream shortening, add sugar, beat until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition. Add mashed banana and orange juice.
• Slowly beat the set aside dry ingredients into creamed mixture. Mix well.
• Pour into prepared loaf pan.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 70-75 minutes.
• Cool 25-30 minutes before removing from pan.

ORANGE BANANA NUT BREAD

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl, combine the sugar, oil and eggs; mix well.
• Stir in bananas and orange juice.
• Combine the dry ingredients; add to banana mixture, beating just until moistened.
• Stir in walnuts.
• Pour into two greased 8-in. x 4-in. x 2-in. loaf pans.
• Bake at 325° for 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
• Cool for 10 minutes; remove from pans to a wire rack to cool completely.

BANANA NUT MANDARIN ORANGE BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
• Combine all dry ingredients, including chopped nuts, in a large mixing bowl.
• Stir in well beaten eggs, oil, bananas, mandarin oranges and vanilla.
• Pour mix into two greased bread pans.
• Heat for 50-60 minutes until golden brown.

BANANA ORANGE NUT BREAD

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients (except raw sugar) in large bowl and mix thoroughly.
• Spray non stick 4 mini loaf pans with PAM. Each mini loaf pan will hold about 2/3 cup mixture.
• Sprinkle raw sugar on top.
• Bake at 350 degrees for approx. 30-35 minutes. Test centers with toothpick or wooden skewer, it should come out clean.
• If tops get too brown during baking, cover lightly with foil. (This usually happens when I bake 2 larger loaves for 45-50 min.) PS: I found using dark pans make the sides and bottom get too brown.