Spiced Up Banana Bread
Posted by Jamie L. on Just Baking.
Fall is in the air and that means it’s time for some spiced-up baking, filled with the warm flavors and aromas of nutmeg and cinnamon.
I do not know what my problem is, but it seems as though I cannot consume my bananas before they hit that nasty, brown, spotted stage. Maybe I subconsciously let them turn that way so I have an excuse to bake. Well, whatever the reason, I had some bananas to use up, so I hit up allrecipes.com, dug into my recipe box, and made one of my favorite Banana Bread recipes. I had all of the ingredients on hand, so I whipped this baby up in no time, making some very simple revisions.
The recipe is super easy and yields a deliciously moist banana bread. I added some cinnamon, nutmeg, and vanilla to impart a touch of fall. This bread is great toasted, slathered with whipped butter, and served with a piping-hot cup of coffee or tea. I hope you enjoy this one as much as I do!
Spiced-Up Banana Bread
Adapted from Allrecipes
Ingredients
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 cup butter (room temperature)
3/4 cup brown sugar
2 eggs, beaten
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
2 1/3 cups mashed overripe bananas
Directions
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease a 9×5-inch loaf pan.
2. In a large bowl, combine flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg. In a separate bowl, cream together butter and brown sugar. Stir in eggs, vanilla, and mashed bananas until well blended.
3. Stir banana mixture into flour mixture, just to moisten. Pour batter into prepared loaf pan.
4. 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.
-Jamie mybakingaddiction
