September 21, 2007

DIVINE BANANA BREAD

My friends and family say that this is the best that they have ever had!, it is bursting with the flavor and goodness of bananas, even if you have never baked before ,I promise you it is so great you would want to make it again and again...

The key is to use over-ripe bananas or bananas that are past-it, you can use the batter for muffins too.This bread is very soft & moist and will remain so even after several days, though it doesn't last more than half an hour in my home!

The best part is that during baking my entire house fills up with a to-die-for heavenly aroma!

Ingredients-

(makes 1 medium-sized loaf), (serves-6 :only in theory)

  • Refined flour(maida)- 1 cup
  • Bananas- 4 medium sized- mashed well (about 1 cup)
  • sugar- 1/2 cup powdered
  • baking soda- 1/2 tsp.
  • Salted butter (Amul)-1/4 cup (50 gms.)
  • salt- 1/4 tsp
  • vanilla essence- 1 tsp.
  • egg-1
  • cinnamon & nutmeg- a pinch each

Method-

Preheat oven-180 degree C. Cream butter and sugar together very well in a large bowl.

19092007430                        creaming butter and sugar together

Combine flour, baking soda and salt together. Add the egg to the butter-sugar mixture and beat well, add mashed bananas, whisk till well blended.

19092007431                                  mashing-up the bananas

Stir flour mixture into banana mixture, stir TO JUST MOISTEN.

19092007433                    the batter poured into tin-ready for baking

Pour into prepared loaf pan and bake for 60 minutes.

19092007436                        the nicely-browned banana bread

Let cool for ten minutes before turning out of pan.

19092007437 19092007439              delicious, flavorful banana bread- ready to be devoured!

This is my entry for JFI-Banana hosted by Mandira of ahaar-

( http://ahaar.blogspot.com/2007/09/jfibanana.html)

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7 comments:

  1. FinlaSeptember 21, 2007 at 5:36 PM

    They look delicious

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  2. FHSeptember 21, 2007 at 6:21 PM

    Beautiful banana bread, sliced perfectly!:))

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  3. mbSeptember 21, 2007 at 7:45 PM

    Beautiful Banana bread, thank you for this great entry for JFI:Banana :) Mandira

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  4. LaavanyaSeptember 21, 2007 at 8:58 PM

    Lovely Banana Bread Bindiya. I always have a soft corner for this since this is the first thing I ever baked in my life. :)

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  5. AppleSeptember 21, 2007 at 10:37 PM

    Thanks for dropping by Bindiya...lovely name you have...Banana bread looks delicious...

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  6. geethaOctober 25, 2007 at 12:41 PM

    Hi Bindiya
    When i tried this for the first time, my home filled with its to-die-for aroma... and when i tasted it I kept congratulating myself and smsd the whole world. Ofcourse I thanked you also. Now this has become a regular item on any get-together. And this with ice-cream is mind blowing. All your recipes are very easy to follow ones. Keep up the good work.

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  7. MahekJune 7, 2009 at 2:08 PM

    Thanks for the recipe of this DIVINE LOOKING BANANA BREAD!!!

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