Banana Bread Recipes

Banana bread is a type of quick bread that contains mashed ripe bananas. Banana bread is often a moist, sweet, cake-like bread which typically uses baking soda as the leavening agent instead of yeast; however, there are some banana bread recipes that are traditional-style yeast breads.

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When is National Banana Bread Day Celebrated?

This food holiday is celebrated in the United States every February 23rd.

Are there other Holidays related?

Yes! See National Bread Month & Fruit Holidays

Banana Nut Bread

3 cups white sugar

3/4 cup butter, softened

3 eggs

2 cups mashed ripe banana

1/2 cup sour cream

3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 1/2 cups chopped pecans

Creamy Banana Bread

with cream cheese smoothing the way for banana bread baked in a bed of cinnamon, brown sugar and chopped pecans.

1/2 cup margarine, softened

1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened

1 1/4 cups white sugar

2 eggs

1 cup mashed bananas

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour

1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

3/4 cup chopped pecans

2 tablespoons brown sugar

2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

Banana Peanut Butter Bread

1/2 cup butter, softened

1 cup white sugar

2 eggs

1/2 cup peanut butter

2 bananas, mashed

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Oatmeal Banana Nut Bread

1/2 cup shortening

3/4 cup white sugar

2 eggs

1 cup mashed bananas

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup quick cooking oats

1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Chocolate Chip Banana Bread

1/2 cup butter, softened

1 1/2 cups white sugar

2 eggs

1 tablespoon vanilla extract

3 large very ripe bananas, mashed

1/3 cup sour cream

1/3 cup buttermilk

2 1/2 cups unsifted cake flour

1 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon baking powder

1 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 10 inch tube cake pan.

2. 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, then stir in the vanilla. Mix in mashed bananas, sour cream and buttermilk. Combine the cake flour, salt, baking soda and baking powder. Stir flour mixture into sugar/banana mixture. Fold in the chocolate chips. Pour batter into prepared pan.

3. Bake in preheated oven for 35 to 45 minutes, or until golden brown and top springs back when touched. Remove from oven and let cool for 15 minutes before removing from pan. Cool completely before slicing.

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