How many people are overwhelmed at the thought of baking a bread? Is it just me? I just feel like it is a super hard task to bake a good banana nut bread, but it can be very easy!
While visiting my nana this weekend, I was taught some super easy recipes. One was her super easy banana nut bread. What is the best thing about it? It is made with a cake mix! (Shhhh.... don't tell anyone)
Ingredients:
1 sick of butter (room temperature)
4 eggs (room temperature)
1 tsp of vanilla
½ cup of milk
1 ½ cups of mashed ripened bananas (about 3-4 bananas)
1 cup of chopped pecans (or more)
Glaze:
2 cups of powdered sugar
milk (use enough, small amounts at a time) to make a thin glaze
Food coloring (optional)
***It is very important that all ingredients are at room temperature when baking***
Directions:
1. preheat the oven to 350 degrees
2. Mix together in a stand mixer or a large bowl the first 5 ingredients
-Be sure not to over mix the batter because tough banana nut bread is not delicious
3. Mash the bandanas
4. Add the bananas and the chopped pecans to the mixture and fold in by hand until they are distributed
5. Prepare the pan(s) you wish you bake your bread in (You want to butter or spray the pan and then dust all sides with flour or sugar. We used sugar to test it out.)
6. Pour the batter evenly between each pan
7. Bake at 350 degrees for 45-55 minutes. (Be sure to check your bread with a toothpick in the center before removing from the oven. When you check the bread the toothpick should be inserted in the center of the loaf and should come out CLEAN.)
8. Place the loafs of a wire rack to cool!
9. If you desire to glaze the loafs, you can use the recipe above, then place your desired glaze on top
10. Grab a glass of milk and enjoy!
This recipe makes enough batter for two standard loafs. We decided to make one standard loaf and use the left over to make 4 mini-loafs.
While banana nut bread is super delicious, as we all know, but two full loafs is more than enough. We decided to share our small loafs with the local fire department. They always enjoy a nice treat for their hard work! If you do share your bread, be sure to make known that the bread does have nuts! If you don't people might go nuts! Another option is the freeze your left over bread. This is a good option so that you always have some. The best way to keep bread in the freezer is to wrap it with plastic wrap and then with aluminum foil. This will keep up to 3 months in the freezer!
To thaw the bread just take it out, unwrap it, and pop it in the microwave on defrost or in the toaster oven.
I hope you enjoy this super easy recipe! Please comment below and tell us what you think!
Happy Blogging (:
Jessica (Heather is out of town on spring break) ;(
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