Best Banana Bread

Name: Best Banana Bread
Yield: Yield: 1 loaf (12 servings).
Ingredients: 3 medium very ripe bananas (the blacker the better); 3 tsp baking soda; 1 cup sugar; ¼ cup canola oil; 1½ cups flour; 1 tsp lemon juice plus milk (1%) to equal ½ cup (or substitute ½ cup buttermilk for the lemon-milk mixture); 1 tsp lemon juice plus milk (1%) to equal ½ cup (or substitute ½ cup buttermilk for the lemon-milk mixture); dash salt; 2 eggs (or 1 egg plus 2 egg whites); 2 eggs (or 1 egg plus 2 egg whites); 2 eggs (or 1 egg plus 2 egg whites); 1 tsp lemon juice plus milk (1%) to equal ½ cup (or substitute ½ cup buttermilk for the lemon-milk mixture); 1 tsp lemon juice plus milk (1%) to equal ½ cup (or substitute ½ cup buttermilk for the lemon-milk mixture); 2 Tbsp ground flax seed or wheat germ (optional); 2 Tbsp ground flax seed or wheat germ (optional)

Preparation info

Yield: 1 loaf (
12
servings).

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The New Food Processor Bible

By Norene Gilletz

Published 2011

About

The large amount of baking soda and long baking time at a low temperature give this delicious banana bread its dark color.

Ingredients

3 medium very ripe bananas (the blacker the better)
1 cup sugar
3 tsp

Bread
Vegetarian

Method

Steel Blade: Process bananas until puréed, 15 to 20 seconds. Measure 1 cup banana purée. Add sugar, baking soda and salt to banana purée and process for 30 seconds. Add eggs and oil and process until blended, about 10 seconds. Pour flour overtop, then add sour milk or buttermilk. Process 8 to 10 seconds longer, until smooth, scraping down bowl as necessary. Blend in flax seed or wheat ge