Recipe: Perfect Banana Bran Bread

Banana Bran Bread. In a large bowl, stir together bran, both flours, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon; set aside. In a medium bowl, beat together buttermilk, brown sugar, butter, eggs, bananas, orange juice and peel. Fold into dry ingredients just until moistened.

It has a great taste and is low fat and high fibre! Perfect for morning tea or a snack. I like mine with just a little jam or peanut butter spread and served warm. You can have Banana Bran Bread using 11 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Banana Bran Bread

1. It's 1 Cup of all-purpose flour.
2. You need 1 teaspoon of baking powder.
3. You need 1/2 teaspoon of baking soda.
4. You need 1/2 Cup of granulated sugar.
5. Prepare 1/4 teaspoon of salt.
6. You need 4 Tablespoons of unsalted butter, melted.
7. It's 1 Cup of Bran cereal.
8. Prepare 1 Cup of mashed ripe banana.
9. Prepare 2 of eggs.
10. You need 1 teaspoon of vanilla.
11. Prepare of nonstick cooking spray.

I'm not a big fan of banana bread, but we had three or four bananas wasting away in the pantry so I decided to give this bread a shot. Add flour mixture, bran cereal and nuts, beating just until smooth. Turn the banana-bran batter into the prepared loaf pan, spreading with a rubber spatula or the back of a spoon to make smooth. In a large bowl, stir together bran, both flours, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon; set aside.

Banana Bran Bread step by step

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, sugar, and melted butter in a large mixing bowl..
3. In a small mixing bowl combine Bran cereal, bananas, eggs, and vanilla. Allow to sit for at least 5 minutes, or until cereal is soft and mushy..
4. Spray loaf pan with nonstick cooking spray..
5. Mix the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients by hand for about two minutes, or until thoroughly blended..
6. Scrape batter into sprayed loaf pan and place in the preheated oven for 45 minutes. Test the center with a toothpick. It is done when the toothpick comes out clean..
7. Pull loaf from oven. Butter top of loaf..
8. Slide butter knife along edge of loaf. Invert on a plate to remove from loaf pan..

Banana bread, madeover with oat bran and love! Banana bread, madeover with oat bran and love! Break egg into mixing bowl; beat well. Stir in vanilla, butter, lemon juice, and bananas. Add flour mixture; beat until well-combined.