Banana Bran Bread Recipes

Steps:

• To make buttermilk if fresh is not available, combine 1 tbsp (15 ml) of white vinegar with milk.
• Preheat oven to 350 °F (180 °C).
• In a large bowl, stir together bran, both flours, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon; set aside.
• In a medium bowl, beat together buttermilk, brown sugar, butter, eggs, bananas, orange juice and peel.
• Fold into dry ingredients just until moistened.
• Stir in raisins and walnuts and spoon batter into a buttered 9"x 5" (23 x 13 cm) loaf pan.
• Bake for 55 to 60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the centre comes out clean.
• For the adventurous:Add dried cranberries instead of raisins.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 180 degree C.
• Combine dry ingredients and add egg, water, milk and banana.
• Mix until well combined.
• Spoon into a greased loaf tin.
• Bake in oven for 30-45 minutes or until cooked when tested.
• Note- the original recipe says to cook for 45 minutes but mine was done at 30 minutes, so I suggest testing at 30 minutes so it dosn't overcook.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan.
• In a large bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt. In a separate bowl, cream together butter and brown sugar. Stir in eggs and mashed bananas until well blended. Stir banana mixture into flour mixture; stir just to moisten. Pour batter into prepared loaf pan.
• Bake in preheated oven for 60 to 65 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into center of the loaf comes out clean. Let bread cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease or spray 2 8" x 4" loaf pans.
• In a large bowl, mash bananas.
• Add eggs, vanilla, and applesauce and blend.
• Mash the bran cereal (not flakes) and mix with flour.
• Add remaining dry ingredients (except baking soda) and stir well.
• Dissolve baking soda in milk. Put this in a container bigger than one cup. It will foam up a lot. [make sour milk by adding 1/2 teaspoon of vinegar].
• Add milk mixture to rest of ingredients and mix well.
• Fold in nuts and pour into greased pans.
• Bake for about 1 hour and 5 minutes depending on your oven. Start checking for doneness at 55 minutes. (especially with Pyrex pans)
• For a moist bread, a toothpick should come out almost clean. Totally clean will mean a dryer loaf.
• After removing from oven, let cool for 15 minutes and remove from pans. Bread will freeze nicely.