Spicy Banana Bread Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Grease 9 x 5 inch loaf pan.
• Sift flour,baking powder, baking soda, salt, ginger, allspice and nutmeg together in bowl.
• Add lemon zest and almonds.
• Stir until combined.
• Set aside. Beat butter in large mixing bowl until soft and creamy.
• Beat in sugar until light and fluffy.
• Add eggs and beat until thoroughly blended.
• Beat in flour mixture alternately with bananas until mixture is well blended.
• Pour into prepared pan.
• Bake in center of oven 1 hour to 1 hour 5 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool in pan on wire rack 10 minutes.
• Invert from pan and cool completely on rack.
• Variation: Banana-walnut or -pecan bread: Omit almonds.
• Add 3/4 cup coarsely chopped walnuts or pecans with bananas.

Steps:

• 1.Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan.
• 2.In a large bowl, stir together the melted butter and sugar. Add the eggs and vanilla, mix well. Sift then Combine the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, ground cloves and salt, stir into the butter mixture until smooth. Finally, fold in the sour cream, walnuts and bananas. Spread evenly into the prepared pan.
• 3.Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean. Cool loaf in the pan for 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly butter one 9-by-5-inch loaf pan.
• Whisk together the flour, pecans, granulated sugar, baking soda, cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon salt and nutmeg in a large bowl. Whisk together the eggs, melted butter, buttermilk, brown sugar and vanilla in a medium bowl; stir in the mashed bananas. Fold the banana mixture into the flour mixture until just combined (it's OK if there are some lumps).
• Pour the batter into the buttered pan and lightly tap the pan on the counter to evenly distribute the batter. Bake until browned and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out completely clean, about 1 hour. Let the bread cool for 10 minutes in the pan, then turn out onto a rack to cool completely.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350'F.
• Grease and flour a 9/5/3 inch loaf pan with butter.
• Sift flour with baking soda, salt and spices.
• Cream butter and gradually add sugar, beating until the mix is light and fluffy.
• Beat in eggs one at a time.
• Add sifted dry ingredients alternately with mashed bananas and orange juice stirring only to blend.
• Fold in nuts and vanilla.
• Pour batter into the greased loaf pan and bake for 1 hour or till a toothpick comes out clean.
• Let cool 30 minutes in the pan.
• Slice and enjoy.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Spray two 9x5 loaf pans with non-stick cooking spray.
• Cream shortening and sugar until light.
• Beat in eggs one at a time.
• In separate bowl, sift together flour,salt, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg.
• Add flour mixture to shortening mixture.
• Blend well.
• Add well mashed bananas, blend well.
• Add nuts.
• Pour into the two prepared pans.
• Bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour.
• Testing with wooden toothpick.