There are a lot of situations especially when you have invited people over for tea time when you sit back and think of what novel and exclusive you can serve them with? There is no doubt that you will be needing some great recipes in hand when it comes to an accompaniment with tea rather than the same old and boring recipes to try. Along with this, it should be something healthy for the diet conscious people as well as something with a sweet edge.

If you ask me, there is nothing better than choosing banana bread for the purpose! It is something simple, elegant as well as out of the box when it comes to get together and even kitties. On top of that, the benefits of using a fruit like banana that has varied nutrients will only ensure good health for the consumers. To help you out, we have an easy and successful, scrumptious banana bread recipe below to try!

Mouth Watering Banana Bread

Makes: 1 loaf

This recipe is something that gives you a moist, English banana bread with a great banana flavour. Your family and friends are bound to fall in love with it! Check out how to bake it:

Ingredients Bag:

All Purpose Flour: 2 cups
Butter: ½ cup
Salt: ¼ teaspoon
Baking Soda: 1 teaspoon
Eggs: 2, beaten
Brown Sugar: ¾ cup
Mashed Overripe Bananas: 2 1/3 cups

Method to Prepare:

Preheat the oven to 350 degree F or to about 175 degree C for 10-15 minutes before you put in the loaf for baking. Along with this grease a loaf pan which is about 9×5 inches in size. This should be lightly greased.

Now take a large bowl separately and add the all-purpose flour, baking soda as well as salt to it. In a different medium bowl mix in the brown sugar and the butter and beat them until fluffy and light in nature. To this add the eggs that are already beaten as well as the mashed banana.

This banana mixture should be slowly poured into the flour mixture and stir well to moisten the entire dry mix well. This batter should be evenly poured into the greased loaf pan.

This should be baked in the oven that has been preheated until a toothpick at the centre of the loaf comes out clean. This will definitely take about 60 minutes of time. he bread should be taken out from the oven and then cooled for about 10 minutes before turning it on the wire to cool completely.

Once it cools a little, serve hot with tea. You can also prepare is way before the snack time and then microwave it a little before actually serving it to the guests. They are bound to fall in love with this bread!

Tips:

Make sure you take ripe and properly mashed banana for the purpose. This will add the great flavour along with a distinct smell.

Serving this bread a little warm and moist is suggested for an enhanced taste and smell.

Make sure you serve some other accompaniments as well with the tea and scrumptious banana bread to have a memorable get together party!

Easy and Fast Banana Bread Recipe

This is one of the other recipes for making banana bread loaf and guess what? It will take only 10 minutes from your busy schedule to give you great outcomes! To understand the preparation method, keep reading the guide below and you will know what to serve your sudden and uninvited guests!!!

Ingredients Bag:

Butter: softened, 4-5 tablespoons
Ripe Bananas: 2-3
Eggs: 2
Sugar: 2/3 cup
All Purpose Flour: 1 1/3 cup
Baking Soda: ¼ teaspoon
Baking Powder: ½ teaspoon
Salt: ¾ teaspoon
Cinnamon: ½ teaspoon (optional)

Method to Prepare:

Take a masher and mash the bananas in a bowl along with butter, eggs, and sugar. Make sure you try and reduce the banana to mush rather than keeping big chunks of the fruit in the loaf.

In another bowl, combine the flour, the baking soda and powder, salt and cinnamon powder (if you desire).

Now mix the dry ingredients with the wet ingredients and blend them well until they stir in completely with each other.

To this you can always use your creativity and add nuts or other ingredients that you love to eat. These might include pecans, walnuts, and hazelnuts or may be raisins. Chocolate chips, apricots or dried cherries can also be used to enhance the taste. Now mix the batter well so that all the ingredients are blended with each other without fail.

This dough should be poured in greased loaf baking pans that are already kept ready and then baked in a preheated oven (350 degree F) till the time the loaf is golden brown in colour or the toothpick in the centre of the loaf comes out clean.

It will take about 50 minutes of time for a regular loaf to bake well in the preheated oven. This can be removed from the oven and served warm to the guests. One can also store it in air tight containers and serve cold with tea time later on.

You can cut it into pieces of varied sizes and serve as well depending on the creativity levels.

The only time you take during the preparation is that of baking. Rest, the entire dough takes only about 10 minutes to be prepared. It is one of the excellent choices to make where banana bread recipes are concerned.

On top of that, the nuts and raisins only add crunchiness and sweetness to the bread that makes it all the more sinful and yummy.

Tips:

Make sure you bake the banana bread well if you do not want to mess around with the final taste of the bread.

This is a completely English recipe and is best served with accompaniments like cupcakes, cookies and more during tea time with a couple of friends and some peaceful time from the busy schedule!

P.S- It is best enjoyed when you are away from work stress and just having a chit-chat with your closed ones over coffee!