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Post by grammydebbie on Mar 23, 2022 13:42:02 GMT -6
1-3/4 cups flour 1-1/2 cups sugar 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 2 eggs 1 cup mashed ripe bananas (I used 3 very ripe bananas) 1/2 cup vegetable oil 1/3 cup water 1 cup fresh or frozen raspberries or strawberries 1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional) I also added a big splash of vanilla and a splash of banana flavoring. (I learned a long time ago that anytime that you have a baked good with eggs and sugar, you should have vanilla in the recipe! And, I usually add banana flavoring to most every banana recipe I make.)
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking soda and salt.
In another bowl, combine the eggs, bananas, oil, water and flavorings.
Stir into the dry ingredients just until moistened.
Fold in raspberries and walnuts. (I actually stirred the frozen strawberries and the walnuts into the dry flour mixture before adding the wet ingredients. It keeps the berries from clumping together and also keeps the berries and walnuts from falling to the bottom of the loaf.)
Pour into one large or two smaller loaf pans. Bake for 55-65 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to cool completely.
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Post by cjayh16 on Mar 23, 2022 16:45:52 GMT -6
Thanks Debbie...this sounds really good. Could you make it into all muffins and if so, how long would you bake it? I only have regular size muffin tins, not the jumbo size. And also if you made it in two smaller loaf pans, what size would those be? My loaf pans are 4 1/4" x 8 1/4". Do you slice or chop up the strawberries?
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Post by grammydebbie on Mar 24, 2022 8:46:33 GMT -6
CJ, I see no reason why it couldn't be made into muffins. A tip that I have found works really well--for all muffin recipes, I set the preheat temp for the oven about 50 degrees hotter than the instructed baking temp. Then, after putting the muffins in the hot oven, I immediately turn the temp down to the instructed baking temp. I also fill the muffin tin at least 3/4 full or even completely full, versus the 2/3 full that recipes usually instruct. The extra hot oven causes steam to form in the batter which pushes the muffin's top up and gives you the big, full, domed-top muffins that you see in bakeries. And, unless it is a thinner muffin batter than usual, the fuller cups will not run over, they will push the batter up into the domed top.
I used sliced strawberries, but either sliced or chopped should be just fine.
For regular sized muffins, I would check at about 20 minutes in, maybe earlier. I don't know the bake time, I would just keep an eye on them and do the toothpick test.
I don't know the exact measurements of my bread pans (I should, but I don't). I just prefer a good-sized loaf rather than the smaller size and find that I gravitate toward my larger loaf pans most often. Just eyeball the amount of batter and then divide accordingly. You should have plenty of batter for two of the sized pans you described and maybe even enough for a muffin or two. If I have empty muffin slots in my tin, I always fill the empty ones with water when I bake the pan of muffins. Just something I learned from my mom.
We are enjoying the bread and I hope you will, too!
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Post by cjayh16 on Mar 24, 2022 9:02:51 GMT -6
Thanks Debbie
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