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Cookbook of the Month Recipe – Banana Breakfast Bread
Filed under Cookbook of the Month, Muffins/Quick BreadsJul 25
I’m late getting this week’s cookbook of the month recipe up – mainly because I just finished it!! The 24th of July is a state holiday in Utah – celebrating when the pioneers first came into the valley. A lot of people get the day off of work, but unfortunately, not me. I only get days off when the stock market is closed. But I thought it would be a good time to take some vacation time, especially since we don’t have anymore vacations planned this year, and I have a decent amount of PTO that I need to use up. So I’ve been off since yesterday, which has been great – giving me time to do a little baking.
I feel like my cooking has become a little boring lately. Probably because I am just cooking (or mostly eating since there’s not a whole lot of cooking going on) to survive. I’ve been really wanting to get back into the kitchen lately, but then my tiredness takes over. I’m heading into the second trimester, though, so I’m going to plan a few meals, hit the grocery store, and hopefully I will be getting some energy back!
Speaking of boring, I know this is just another banana bread. But I had some bananas that really needed used, and I have so many in the freezer already that I didn’t want to throw more in there. Plus, this banana bread recipe stood out to me because it is a bit healthier than the one I usually make. It only has 2 tablespoons of butter, and it’s made with whole-wheat flour. It calls for half a cup of sugar, but I’m sure you could even cut that down. The only thing I did differently is that I didn’t add the dried fruit bits, as I didn’t have any on hand.
I was actually quite surprised at how much I liked this recipe. It doesn’t taste “healthy” like I expected. I cooked mine in a round cake pan, and after I had it in the oven, I realized that wedges aren’t as easy to slather with butter as slices are. But really, this bread doesn’t even need that extra slather of butter.
A delicious bread great for breakfast!
Banana Breakfast Bread
from Southern Living Annual Recipes 2007Makes 1 loaf
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 cup sugar
2 tablespoons butter, melted
4 medium-size ripe bananas, mashed
1 egg, lightly beaten
1 (7-oz.) package dried fruit bits
Vegetable cooking sprayPlace pecans in a single layer in a jelly-roll pan.
Bake at 350° for 8 to 10 minutes or until lightly browned.
Combine flour and next 3 ingredients in a large bowl. Combine sugar and next 3 ingredients in a small bowl; add to flour mixture, stirring just until dry ingredients are moistened. Stir in pecans and fruit bits. Pour mixture into an 8 1/2- x 4 1/2-inch loaf pan coated with cooking spray.
Bake at 350° for 55 to 60 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center of bread comes out clean. Cool in pan on wire rack 10 minutes; remove from pan, and cool on wire rack 2 hours or until completely cool.
27 Responses to “Cookbook of the Month Recipe – Banana Breakfast Bread”
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Maria said on July 25th, 2008 at 5:17 pm
Thanks for another banana recipe. I always have too many from Costco!!
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dobetter said on July 25th, 2008 at 6:27 pm
mmm, looks good. And I have a bunch of bananas that are almost ready (costco too).
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Mary said on July 25th, 2008 at 6:30 pm
That looks yummy! I stopped buying bananas because I had so many go bad. But maybe I’ll start buying them again if I could make this bread.
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kat said on July 25th, 2008 at 6:58 pm
banana bread is always so good that there is no such thing as just another banana bread
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Megan said on July 25th, 2008 at 8:36 pm
I too, have a ton in the freezer. And I could use some whole wheat in my system! Good recipe!
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rachelle said on July 25th, 2008 at 9:18 pm
ooo, i canNOT believe it never occured to me to make b.b. in something other than a loaf pan. the cake pan idea is so so cute! and gotta love southern living- a couple of my FAVE recipes of all time came from them. i’ll bet this one is good! i must try it! thanks!
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Rosa's Yummy Yums said on July 25th, 2008 at 10:10 pm
It looks delicious! I love banana bread, especially when it’s eaten with butter…
Cheers,
Rosa
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Paula said on July 26th, 2008 at 1:02 am
I love ‘nana bread! You’ve got guts baking in the hot weather! I love the shape of your loaf … it looks round! I enjoy seeing familiar items presented in new ways! YUM!
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Grace said on July 26th, 2008 at 10:56 am
say…why isn’t banana bread baked in a round tin more often? i really don’t think i’ve ever seen it before, but i like it! somehow it becomes more like cake than bread, even though it’s really the same. i like cake.
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Katie said on July 26th, 2008 at 10:58 am
Sounds wonderful. I love banana in baked goods and being able to eat it for breakfast sounds even better.
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Dhanggit said on July 26th, 2008 at 1:17 pm
this is one banana bread recipe to try!! a beauty like this merits eating three times a day!!
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aybi said on July 26th, 2008 at 2:22 pm
love bananas! i will definitely try this!! thanks!!
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glamah16 said on July 26th, 2008 at 3:46 pm
Nothing is boring . You show how your love food and make an effort. Boring is buying a frozen dinner out of a box. I could eat a slice of bannana bread every day of the year.
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Suzana said on July 26th, 2008 at 4:20 pm
Mmmm, banana bread recipes are never enough!
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noble pig said on July 26th, 2008 at 4:23 pm
I wish I would have had this for breakfast instead of cold shrimp…yummy.
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Beth said on July 26th, 2008 at 5:39 pm
It looks lovely and moist. I have just acquired a measuring jug with american cup measurements on the side – no more converting recipes for me. Think I’ll give this a go first!
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Brilynn said on July 26th, 2008 at 6:18 pm
Banana bread is never boring, I buy bananas specifically for it and hate having to wait for them to turn brown. I’ll give this one a try!
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kellypea said on July 26th, 2008 at 11:33 pm
This sounds so good it would be dangerous around me. Did you try toasting it? I can just smell it. YUM!
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giz said on July 27th, 2008 at 3:28 am
I think Kelly’s on to something – toasted banana breakfast bread – oh yeahhhh…
You’re in the best time of the pregnancy – or going into it. You’ll have this resurgence of energy and all will be good in the land.
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Rachael said on July 27th, 2008 at 3:52 am
This looks delicious. How long did you bake it using the cake pan instead of the loaf pan?
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Damaris said on July 27th, 2008 at 5:49 am
I have to try this. It looks great. I have a food blog too! I love running into fellow foodies out there in cyper space
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Elle said on July 28th, 2008 at 2:48 am
Second trimester? Wha? Where the heck have I been? Congratulations!
The bread looks and sounds great–and what a great idea to make it in a round pan!
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Jj said on July 28th, 2008 at 1:49 pm
This sounds and looks so good – and I just happen to have some nicely ripened bananas on hand, too. Love it that this is healthy, too! Thanks!!!
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eatme_delicious said on July 28th, 2008 at 7:41 pm
Mmmm slathered with butter. I rarely do that anymore because I feel guilty, but it’s so so good. I love how you baked this in a round cake pan! I always do loaves.
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Patricia Scarpin said on July 30th, 2008 at 7:50 pm
I can’t believe I almost miss this – I am always interested in new ways of using bananas, and this looks super delicious, Deb!
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Kevin said on July 30th, 2008 at 11:28 pm
I don’t think that banana bread could ever be boring. This one looks good!
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Alpa said on August 1st, 2008 at 2:56 pm
Hi
Just recently came across your blog. I was looking for recipe for banana bread as i always have ripe uneaten bananas in the end of the week ,leftover from my son’s daily lunches.
For a beginner like me this recipe is perfect. I had all the ingredients , didnt need any special mixer , tools and could be baked in a cake pan .I made it last night. It was super simple and quick. Kid and Hubby loved it for breakfast today .
thank you .. gives me confidence to try my hand at baking .:)
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