Incredible Banana Bread Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Celsius. Use butter to grease up a loaf pan.
• Mix the dry ingredients and wet ingredients into separate bowls.
• Fold the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients.
• Mix in the walnut pieces and chocolate chips. Some people use one or the other, but I like to use both to make this bread extra delicious.
• Pour the batter into the loaf pan and bake for 45 minutes.
• NOTE: I find that with some ovens, this is not enough time to bake the bread thoroughly. What I usually do is pour the batter into two loaf pans and reduce the time, or I bake the bread until it no longer "jiggles" when I shake the pan gently. This usually takes about 1-1/2 hours. Watch it carefully as it bakes! It's worth the time.

Steps:

• 1. Sift dry ingredients into a large bowl.
• 2. In a separate bowl, cream butter, white sugar and brown sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing after each addition. Mix in mashed bananas and vanilla.
• 3. Mix dry ingredients into wet ingredients in 3 batches. Stir just until blended. Stir in nuts.
• 4. Pour into 2 greased and floured 9 X5 inch loaf pans. Top with cinnamon-sugar mixture. (optional)
• 5. Bake at 350 degrees for 55-60 minutes or until a knife inserted into the middle comes out clean.
• 6. Cool loaves in pans on wire rack for 5-10 minutes. Turn out onto a cooling rack; cool completely. Wrap in aluminum foil when cool.
• 7. Refrigerate the loaves for 2 hours or more before serving.