How to make banana bread: 3 recipes you will like

If you are looking for a rich and healthy dessert, you will fall in love with banana bread. Discover here three recipes step by step.

Banana bread is one of those easy recipes that many of us remember from our grandparents” house. If you like fruit cakes or puddings, you can”t miss the step-by-step recipes that we share with you today. You will love them!

Banana bread: 3 easy recipes

The origin of banana bread is believed to be found in Southeast Asia. However, there is not much information about this delicious dessert. We recommend you to try some of these recipes, not only for its distinctive flavor but also for its contribution of potassium and vitamins B6 and C.

1. Classic banana bread

The first recipe we have chosen for you is a classic version but without butter. In this way, we avoid incorporating saturated fats into the bread. The necessary contribution of fat so that it comes out wet and is well preserved is given by the oil. Thus, we advise you to opt for olive oil for its high nutritional value.

Ingredients

• 3 eggs
• 200 g of white sugar
• 200 ml of oil
• 3 bananas
• 200 ml milk
• 400 g leavening flour
• Pinch of baking soda
• A dash of vanilla extract
• Ground cinnamon (to taste)

Elaboration

1. Preheat the oven to 180 ° C.
2. Prepare a pudding pan: flour and butter.
3. Beat the eggs with the sugar until obtaining a homogeneous and smooth mixture. You will see that it acquires a whitish color.
4. Add the oil and milk and continue beating.
5. Peel and tread the three bananas with the help of a fork.
6. Add the crushed bananas to the mix and stir well.
7. Sift the flour together with the baking soda and ground cinnamon. Reservation.
8. Pour the vanilla extract into the liquid mixture and beat until well incorporated.
9. Add the flour with the bicarbonate, without beating in excess to avoid activating the gluten and that the bread remains dry after cooking.
10. Bake about half an hour or until the toothpick comes out dry.

2. Bread with seeds and nuts

To the valuable nutritional contribution of bananas, we add the benefits of seeds and nuts. In this case, we opted to incorporate sunflower and flax seeds. Of course, you can add those nuts and seeds that you like the most. To obtain a greater fiber contribution, we use whole flour instead of ordinary flour.

Ingredients

• 3 bananas
• 150 ml of olive or sunflower oil (optional)
• 150 g of brown sugar
• 3 large eggs
• 100 g walnuts
• 100 ml milk
• 350 g of wholemeal flour
• 1 sachet of chemical yeast
• Flax and sunflower seeds (to taste)
• Oat flakes (to taste)

Elaboration

1. Preheat the oven to 180 ° C.
2. Tread the bananas with the help of a fork and put them in a bowl.
3. Add the milk and mix well. Reservation.
4. Beat the eggs in a bowl. Add the oil and sugar and beat until the mixture is homogeneous and grows in volume.
5. Add the banana and milk mixture to the bowl in item 4.
6. Sift the flour together with the chemical yeast and then add it to the smoothie. Mix well.
7. Chop the walnuts very small and add them to the dough.
8. Grease and flour a mold and pour the mixture there.
9. Sprinkle with the seeds and oats.
10. Bake for an hour or until the toothpick comes out dry.

3. Banana and carrot bread

Our latest proposal is a delicious vegan recipe that combines the sweet flavors of carrot and banana to create bread with a unique color, texture and flavor.

Ingredients

• 2 cups spelled flour
• 75 g coconut
• 2 teaspoons of baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda
• a pinch of salt
• 110 ml almond milk
• 56 ml of extra virgin olive oil
• 3 bananas
• 3 carrots
• 80 g walnuts

Elaboration

1. Preheat the oven to 180 ° C.
2. Grate the three carrots and mash the bananas with the help of a fork. Reservation.
3. Sift the flour together with the baking soda, the baking powder and the pinch of salt.
4. Add to the dry ingredients the oil, the milk and the crushed bananas. Mix until integrated.
5. Add the carrots and coconut.
6. Make a pudding pan and pour the mixture.
7. Bake for 45 minutes or until the toothpick comes out clean.

General tips and ideas

• You can include chocolate chips as a variation of the first recipe.
• If you want to reduce the amount of sugar to incorporate in each recipe, opt for very ripe bananas.
• You can include all kinds of nuts and seeds in any of the recipes, not only sprinkling them on top but also in the mix.
• Another interesting option may be to combine other fruits with bananas, for example: blueberries.