What id the best recipe for banana bread?

I always got rave reviews for this recipe from the Joy of Cooking cookbook:





Banana Bread





Makes 1 full-sized loaf or 2 small loaves





Preheat the oven to 350.





In one bowl, combine:





1/2 stick (4-5 tablespoons) butter, softened


2 eggs


2 or 3 very ripe bananas


2/3 cup sugar





Use a potato masher, fork, or spoon to mash the banana and mix the ingredients together.





In another bowl, combine:





1 1/3 cup all-purpose unbleached flour


3/4 teaspoon salt


1/2 teaspoon baking soda


1/4 teaspoon baking powder


1/2 teaspoon cinnamon (optional)





Combine the wet and dry ingredients and mix until the ingredients are blended together.





If you like, stir in additional ingredients here, such as I/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans, dried cherries or apricots, or chocolate chips.


Pour the dough into greased baking pans and bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Small loaves take around 30 minutes, a normal-sized loaf takes around 50 minutes.What id the best recipe for banana bread?
Banana Bread





5 or 6 very ripe Bananas


4 cups Brown Sugar


1/2 teaspoon Salt


3-1/2 cups All-purpose Flour, Sifted


8 large Eggs


1 cup Vegetable Oil


2-1/2 cups Buttermilk


2 tablespoon Baking Soda





Makes 2 Loaves





Pre-heat oven to 275-F degrees.





In a large mixing bowl, blend bananas, sugar, and salt until creamy in texture. Gradually blend in flour and eggs, alternating between ingredients as you blend with an electric mixer.





In a small bowl, combine the oil and buttermilk with the baking soda. When thoroughly mixed, add to the banana-and-flour mixture and continue to blend.





Pour the dough into two, well-oiled 9-inch by 5-inch by 13-inch loaf pans. Make sure to fill the pans only about half full. Slowly bake for 2-1/2 to 3 hours, or until a knife inserted in the center of the loaves comes out clean. Cool for about 30 minutes on a wire rack, then invert to continue cooling.





Store in an airtight container. Slice to serve.What id the best recipe for banana bread?
I add a little spice to mine to give it a lilltle extra umph! Guaranteed delicious!





2 cups all purpose flour


11/2 tsp baking soda


1/2 tsp salt


5 ripe bananas


1 cup sugar


11/2 sticks melted butter


2 large eggs


1 tsp vanilla


1tsp cinnamon


1 tsp nutmeg


3/4 c tosted pecans (Optional if you like nuts)


!/4 c brandy (optional)





Preheat oven 350 degrees. Mash bananas and sugar togeather add butter eggs, vanilla, nutmeg and cinnamon, mix well. Add brandy if choosing to have. Sift dry ingredients into wet mixture, stir until moist. Add 1/2 c chopped Pecans to mixture and stir. Pour into bread pans top with remaining Pecans and bake for 1-1.25 hours or until tooth pick comes out clean. Enjoy!





Remove from
Pecan Banana Bread





Ingredients





(1 servings)





1 3/4 c Whole wheat pastry flour


1/2 c Maple syrup


1 ts Baking powder


1/4 ts Baking soda


1/2 c Butter


2 Ripe bananas, mashed


1/2 c Pecans, coarsely chopped


1 ts Grated lemon peel


2 Eggs, slightly beaten








Instructions





In a large bowl, mix first 5 ingredients with fork; then use knives to cut in butter until mixture looks crumbly. With fork, stir bananas, pecans, lemon peel, and eggs into flour mixture, until flour is just moistened. Spoon batter into lightly oiled 9'; x 5'; loaf pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 40-50 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. Cool at least 10 minutes before slicing.