Vanilla Banana Bread Recipes

Steps:

• For the butter: Combine pecans and brown sugar in a food processor and pulse until coarsely chopped. Add the bourbon, if using, vanilla, butter, vanilla seeds and salt and pulse again until smooth. Scrape into a large ramekin. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 1 hour and up to 24 hours. Let soften again before using.
• For the banana bread: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and place an oven rack in the middle. Liberally spray the bottom and sides of a 9- by 5- by 3-inch light metal loaf pan with nonstick cooking spray. Set aside.
• Mix together the flour, sugars, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda and salt. Set aside. Mix together the butter, oil, vanilla, bananas and eggs in another bowl. Lightly fold the wet ingredients (banana mixture) into the dry ingredients using a rubber spatula until just combined. The batter should be thick and chunky (do not over-mix; the batter should not be smooth). If you over-mix, the bread will become rubbery!
• Scrape the batter into the prepared pan. Bake until the bread is golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out with a few moist crumbs attached, 50 minutes to 1 hour. Let the bread cool in the pan on a wire rack for 15 minutes, and then remove the it from the pan. Serve slices warm slathered with the vanilla pecan butter.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, combine first six ingredients. In a large bowl, whisk eggs, bananas, oil and vanilla. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Stir in nuts if desired. , Transfer to two greased 8x4-in. loaf pans. Bake 55-65 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.

Steps:

• Sift together flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
• Cream butter and sugar until fluffy.
• Beat in eggs one at a time.
• Beat in vanilla.
• Stir in bananas and yogurt.
• Stir in dry ingredients just until moistened.
• Bake in greased and floured 9x5 loaf pan at 350 degrees for approximately one hour.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour one 9x5 inch pan.
• Cream margarine and sugar until smooth. Beat in eggs, then bananas. Add flour and soda, stirring just until combined.
• Pour into prepared pan and bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for about 1 hour (or till toothpick comes out clean). Remove from pan and let cool, store in refrigerator or freeze.

Steps:

• In a microwave safe jug or bowl place the milk, butter and honey.
• microwave for about 45 seconds or until butter is melted.
• In a large bowl, combine 4 cups of flour, yeast, salt, 2 eggs, bananas, cinnamon, vanilla, scrape vanilla pod and add seeds and milk mixture.
• Beat on low speed until combined.
• Beat on medium for 3 minutes. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a firm dough.
• Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 4-6 minutes.
• Place in an oiled bowl, turning once to grease top.
• Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 45 minutes.
• Divide dough in half; shape each into a round loaf or loaf of your choice.
• Place on a greased baking sheet; cut slits in tops. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 45 minutes.
• Beat remaining egg with water; brush over the loaves.
• Bake at 375° for 30-35 minutes.

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Combine the initial 2 tablespoons of butter and next three ingredients; mix with fork until crumbly. Set aside.
• Cream the 1/2 cup butter and 1 cup sugar in bowl until light and fluffy (about 8-10 minutes).
• In separate bowl blend eggs with bananas sour cream and 2 teaspoons of vanilla.
• Gradually add this mixture to creamed butter and sugar and mix well.
• In a separate bowl, mix together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
• Stir into banana mixture until just blended.
• Sprinkle half of the pecan mixture over bottom of greased loaf pan.
• Add batter; sprinkle remaining pecan mixture over top.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 50 minutes.
• Remove to wire rack to cool.