How to Make Perfect Banana Bread

You can make perfect banana bread by adding these easy steps to any banana bread recipe you already have. This will spice up a family recipe and add a bit more flavor to this easy bread.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Banana bread recipe
• Brown sugar
• Salted butter
• Banana
• Cream cheese

1. Plan on adding at least one more banana to your recipe. This will add flavor and eliminate any dryness that banana bread tends to have.

2. Freeze all ripe bananas that you have a few days before you plan to make banana bread. You can freeze just one at a time until you have enough or freeze a bunch at once.

3. Defrost the bananas in a bowl on a counter top about 12 hours before you plan to bake. The freezing and defrosting process causes your bananas to have a stronger flavor.

4. Use salted butter in a stick form instead of margarine or vegetable oil spreads.

5. Combine wet ingredients in one container and dry ingredients in another.

6. Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients only until moist. Over mixing will make your bread tough.

7. Sprinkle brown sugar over the top of your bread batter just before you place it in the oven. This will create a sweet glaze.

8. Serve warm bread with cream cheese.

Tips & Warnings

• Set the timer for about five minutes less than suggested baking time and check for doneness. Overcooked bread can become dry and have a very dark crust.
• Place oven racks on the lowest setting so that the crown of your banana bread will be in the center of the oven.
• All banana bread recipes are a little different. Try adding these easy steps to different recipes until you find your favorite.

Resources

• This banana bread recipe is easy to follow and the tips from this article make it a Perfect Banana Bread.

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[Susanh]

on 8/4/2008 Yum! I've added your article as a link to my One Pan Banana Bread article.

http://www.ehow.com/how_2366318_one-pan-banana-bread.html

[productivepen]

on 4/2/2008 I like to add chocolate chips to my banana bread. The kids *love* it