Battling Banana Breads

Here are two tasty banana bread recipes; we're sure you'll want to try both.

by Marilyn and Chuck Turk
From Posted in Dessert, Oct 19, 2011

To each his (and her) own: Think you'll prefer Marilyn’s Hawaiian-style bread with crushed pineapple or Chuck’s more traditional approach?

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.	1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Combine dry ingredients. Stir in nuts.	2. Combine bananas, butter and eggs.
3. In separate bowl, combine remaining ingredients.	3. In separate bowl, combine dry ingredients.
4. Add to dry. Stir just until moist.	4. Add to banana mixture, stirring until moist.
5. Pour into 2 large greased loaf pans.	5. Pour into greased aluminum baking pan.
6. Bake for one hour. Done when toothpick inserted comes out clean.	6. Bake for 35-40 minutes. Done when toothpick inserted comes out clean.
Makes 2 loaves. Nutritional Information: Calories: 450; Fat, 26 g; Cholesterol, 20 mg; Sodium, 610 mg; Total Carbohydrates, 52 g; Dietary Fiber, 2 g; Sugars, 31 g; Protein, 4 g. Note: The above info is based on eight servings.	Makes 1 loaf. Nutritional Information: Calories: 440; Fat, 19 g; Cholesterol, 45 mg; Sodium, 230 mg; Total Carbohydrates, 64 g; Dietary Fiber, 4 g; Sugars, 33 g; Protein, 7 g. Note: The above info is based on eight servings.

Tip: Mini loaves of these banana breads make great little gifts. Use mini-loaf pans and reduce the baking time.