Time to Bake Banana Bread!

When you have over ripe bananas it’s time to bake banana bread! Three bananas after I mashed them up was a little over a cup which is what the recipe calls for. This past August I made banana bread but I decided to try something different, I added yogurt instead of butter! I also like to add chocolate chips at times and this batch with the yogurt was so moist! The recipes made a 9×12 loaf pan with enough batter left for two mini loaves!

I had been living on a yogurt diet for a week so I stocked up on Dannon plain yogurt while it was on sale. Finally my tummy let me eat food so I took the left over yogurt, scooped 1/2 cup in each hamburger freezer storage tray and froze it. Now when I want to make bread, I pop two “patties” out and let it melt. Since it’s not very thick it doesn’t take long to be ready to mix up.

Fast forward to yesterday and there were another three lonely over ripe bananas on the counter. Okay it’s time to bake banana bread again!

I get all the ingredients ready and first thing I do is blend the yogurt until smooth. Next I add the mashed bananas, sugar, eggs, and melted butter. I blend all that together before adding the flour, baking soda and powder then cinnamon and nutmeg.

I like making mini loaves because they are just the right size for a few servings. I freeze them, take one or two out and they don’t take that long to thaw. Of course if you put them in the microwave for a few seconds it tastes like it just came out of the oven, warm and delicious! I made 8 mini loaves but had batter left so I put some in Lia’s round spring pan and made a little bear too. These last two I added chocolate chips and sometimes I add chopped nuts and even dried cranberries.

Both these batches were made with yogurt but did you notice the different color of them? The batch I made in August was made with brown sugar and the one from yesterday was granulated sugar. Both are delicious and moist but I like to experiment with recipes. My findings… the one made with brown sugar was a bit dense while the one with granulated sugar was more melt in your mouth!

Banana Bread with Yogurt Recipe

Mix together until smooth: 1 cup mashed up over ripped bananas, 1 cup yogurt, 2 eggs, 3 tablespoons of avocado oil or melted butter, 1 tsp. vanilla, 1/2 cup sugar.

Add these ingredients to the above mix: 2 cups flour, 1 tsp. baking powder, 1/2 tsp. baking soda, sprinkle in nutmeg and cinnamon and mix all together.

Spray or wipe oil on loaf pan. I sometimes add chocolate chips, chopped nuts or cranberries. I also sprinkle cinnamon and sugar on top before baking.

Bake in 350 degree oven for 30 minutes and the small ones will be done. Add another 15-20 minutes for large loaf pan to finish baking. Remove from oven, give it 5 minutes to cool, cut a few pieces, butter and sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar and eat while warm! 

This may be recipe week because I have a few more delicious quick breads to share with you.