Friday, February 20, 2015

Banana Bread



What could be easier than making banana bread in the bread machine? The most difficult part of this delicious recipe is waiting for the bread to be done. 


 Banana Bread

1/2 cup milk (between 77-85 degrees F)
1 cup mashed ripe bananas
2 eggs
1/2 tsp. salt
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup vegetable or canola oil
2 1/4 cups bread flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 cup chopped nuts (opt.)

1. Measure ingredients including nuts into baking pan in the order recommended by the manufacturer. Insert pan into the machine. Select "Quick" or "Cake" cycle.

2. Halfway through mixing time, using a rubber spatula, scrape down sides of baking pan and the kneading blade.

3. When signal sounds indicating the end of the baking cycle, test for doneness with a wooden skewer. If ready, remove baking pan from bread machine. If not, keep in bread machine on "Keep Warm Cycle" for 10-30 minutes or on "Bake Cycle" until baked.

4. Set baking pan on a cooling rack for 10 minutes. Turn bread out onto a serving plate and set aside to cool completely.

*For a moist texture, cool overnight before slicing.

*Some bread machines may require up to 50 minutes on the "Keep Warm Cycle" before the quick bread is baked. For specifications on the length of this cycle, and for information on how to use it, check the user's manual for your bread machine.


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*Recipe from Washburn, Donna and Heather Butt.  300 Best Bread Machine Recipes. Toronto, Ontario: Robert Rose, Inc., 2010:  p. 403 



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