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Banana Bread
Banana bread is a quick bread made with the pulp of fully ripe bananas. It is dense, moist, sweet and cake-like in texture.
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What is the difference between using melted or soft room temperature butter in baking banana bread?
well when the recipe calls for melted butter they mean totally liquid butter where as when they call for soft room temperature they mean they want butter with some substance but not super hard.A great way to acheive this is to stick your butter in the microwave for 30 seconds or so.
Happy Baking!
Can you make banana bread without unripe bananas?
The bananas should be over ripe for banana bread - not unripe.
What type of bread baking equipment do I need to make banana bread?
To make banana bread you will need: three or four ripe bananas, 1/3 cup of melted butter, one cup of sugar, one egg-beaten, one teaspoon of vanilla, one teaspoon of baking soda, one pinch of salt, and 1 ½ cups of all-purpose flour. To cook, you will need an oven (preheated 350 degrees), a wooden spoon along with a large bowl to mix the ingredients, and a buttered 4x8 inch loaf pan. Lastly, you will need one hour to cook, a few plates and a knife to slice and serve.
There are a few things you may need when making banana bread. You will need a loaf pan, a mixing bowl, and a cooling rack.
What is a good banana bread recipe?
- 3 or 4 ripe bananas, smashed
- 1/3 cup melted butter
- 1 cup sugar (can easily reduce to 3/4 cup)
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- Pinch of salt
- 1 1/2 cups of all-purpose flour
Does it matter if you use salted butter instead of unsalted butter in banana bread?
No, not really. Unsalted butter is usually recommended to keep the sweet, light flavor, but a lot of good bakers I know use salted butter. Most recipes call for unsalted, but it's up to you. Try it a few times; there's no reason to only try to make one loaf. My favorite recipe uses regular butter. Unsalted butter just makes it a little healthier.
Can you substitute creame cheese for butter in a banana bread recipe?
Doubtful this would work. Much different ingredient. Oil works well, Canola or Olive is the best for your health.
Yes, it is acceptable to add cinnamon at the last minute, although it will not be distributed through the batter as well as when added with other dry ingredients.
What are good replacements for banana bread to make it healthy?
A number of changes could be made to banana bread recipes to increase the nutritional value of the bread. Experiment with one or two substitutions at a time:
Whole wheat and/or spelt flour could replace white flour;
Soy flour can replace up to a quarter of the wheat flour;
Olive oil or Canola oil may be used in place of other oil or shortening
Peanut butter or some other nut butter may be used in place of up to 1/3 of the fat
Rolled oats may be added (along with a bit of additional liquid)
Replace water with milk and/or add 1/4 c. dry milk for protein and calcium
Add up to 1/4 c. wheat germ or oat bran
Add up to 1/4 c. flax seed
Add 1 c. coarsely chopped walnuts, almonds or other type of nut
CHOCOLATE CHIP BANANA BREAD 1/2 c. butter (1 stick), room temp.
1 c. sugar
3 eggs, well beaten
3 c. flour
1 c. mashed bananas
1/2 c. chopped walnuts or pecans
1/2 c. chocolate chips
2/3 c. buttermilk
1 1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Cream butter then add sugar, beating until light and fluffy. Add beaten eggs then all other ingredients. Stir until just blended. Put batter in 2 greased bread pans (7x4x2 inch). Bake at 325 degrees about one hour. CHOCOLATE CHIP BREAD 3 eggs, slightly beaten
1 c. sugar
1/2 c. shortening
2 c. flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1/3 c. milk
6 oz. chocolate chips
1/2 c. pecans or walnuts Mix all ingredients together. Pour into a greased loaf pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 50 minutes. Bread is best when served warm from the oven.
Can you substitute butter for applesauce in banana bread?
Recipetips.com - go to tips and advice, lowfat recipe substitutions. This is a great web site. They may have a recipe for lowfat banana bread. Change tips and advice to recipes.
Can you get sick from eating 7 year old wheat germ baked into a banana bread?
That probably is too long. Smell the wheat germ; if it is rancid you should notice. Wheat germ in jars should be refrigerated after opening.
What would happen if you put food coloring on banana bread?
It wouldn't effect the flavor or anything. Just the color
More information:
Although adding food coloring to banana bread would change the color slightly, the results probably would not be satisfactory. Banana bread naturally has a deep tan / brown color, so additional food coloring, whether red, yellow, blue or green, would only make the bread a muddy unappetizing brown.
Starbucks banana bread recipe?
While I'm sure Starbucks likely guards their recipes, there are several very good copycat recipes available online.
http://www.realcoake.com/2014/03/starbucks-banana-bread-recipe.html
Which foods do you think contain starch apple honey banana bread potato crackers sugar cornstarch?
Bread, flour, pasta, banana, pita bread, corn starch, beans, and more
Do they eat banana bread in Madagascar?
Yes, I volunteered in the South East of Madagascar for a couple of months and we got banana bread made with rice flour for breakfast every morning. Delicious!
Can dogs die from banana bread batter?
A dog will not die from ingesting a small to moderate amount of banana bread batter. It should not be encouraged, however.
