The Best Healthy Banana Bread Recipes

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:

• Remove odd pots and pans from oven.
• Preheat oven to 350º / 180º.
• Cream together butter and sugar.
• Add eggs and crushed bananas.
• Combine well.
• Sift together flour, soda and salt. Add to creamed mixture. Add vanilla.
• Mix just until combined. Do not overmix.
• Pour into greased and floured loaf pan.
• Bake at 350º / 180º for 55 minutes.
• Keeps well, refrigerated.

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:

• Combine first 5 ingredients (mashed banana through egg) in large bowl; beat with mixer at medium speed until smooth.
• Lightly spoon flour into measuring cup and level with knife.
• Add rest of dry ingredients (cream of tartar, baking soda, salt) to flour and stir with a whisk to combine.
• Add the dry mixture to banana mixture, stirring only until just moistened.
• Spoon batter into 8x4 inch loaf pan that has been coated on bottom and 1/2 inch up sides with cooking spray.
• Bake at 350 degrees F for 40 minutes or until toothpick in center comes out clean.
• Cool 10 minutes in pan on a wirerack; then remove bread from pan and cool completely on rack.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 275 degrees.
• In a mixing bowl combine first 4 ingredients.
• Then add last 4 ingredients to it.
• Pour into a greased 9 inch loaf pan.
• Bake for 1 1/2 hours or until a toothpick (or fork) poked in center comes out clean.