BANANA BREAD

I've recently found the joy of baking quick breads.. they are basically sweet loafs.. somewhat similar to a cake in making... they can be excellent to serve as a tea time snack as they are definately less sweet than cakes and less buttery too:)... thank god for that or while collecting recipes for this blog I would pick up 2-3 pounds while tasting.. hehe

Back to recipe.. while searching the net I found quick breads using absolutely anything.. bananas, berries, evn zuchini and pumkins: eek.. american's love pumpkins in everything pie, tarts and cakes.. tell this to an Indian and they would bolt out of the door without tasting even :)

I am here giving two recipes .. 1 using eggs and other eggless.. the result is ALMOST (i mean of course egg one has better texture) the same..:)

BANANA BREAD

YOU NEED

1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup granulated white sugar
1 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 large eggs, lightly beaten
1/2 cup (113 grams) unsalted butter, melted and cooled
3 ripe large bananas, pureed (about 1-1/2 cups)
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

METHOD
· Pre- heat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C) and place oven rack to middle position. Butter and flour the bottom and sides of a 9 x 5 x 3 inch loaf pan. Set aside.
· In a large bowl combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. Set aside.
· In a medium-sized bowl combine the mashed bananas, eggs, melted butter, and vanilla.
· With a rubber spatula or wooden spoon, lightly fold the wet ingredients (banana mixture) into the dry ingredients just until combined and the batter is thick and chunky.
· Scrape batter into prepared pan. Bake until bread is golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 50 minutes.

EGGLESS BANANA BREAD

YOU NEED
1 1/2 cup All-purpose flour
2 tsp Baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
3/4 tsp ground cinnamon
5 tbsp unsalted butter, at room temperature
1/2 cup sugar
3 ripe bananas, pureed almost 11/2 cup

STEPS
Preheat Oven to 400F. Grease a bread/loaf pan. It is a rectangular pan .. glass or tin.. i use a glass one.
Sift the flour along with baking powder, salt, cinnamon in a bowl .
In another bowl cream the butter along with sugar and beat till light and fluffy.
Add the pureed bananas and mix.
Now add the flour mixture and stir to incorporate all together. Make sure you don’t over beat the batter. It may seem thick and chunky and you would need spoon to take out.
Pour them into the loaf pan
Bake for 45-50 min or until a wooden skewer inserted in the center comes out clean.
Cool and serve.