Growing up, dessert nut breads were family favorites, and at a young age I discovered that these loaves make great gifts for many occasions. With the first recipe below, you don't have to worry about spending hours in the kitchen to make a delicious, pretty treat for yourself or someone else. Or, if you're feeling more adventurous (and patient), you can opt for a recipe that starts from scratch. To see both, read more.
From Real Simple
Ingredients
1 box yellow cake mix
1 package Jell-O Instant Banana Cream Pudding & Pie Filling
1/2 cup water
1/2 cup vegetable oil
2 ripe bananas, mashed
4 eggs
1 cup chopped pecans
Directions
- Mix all the ingredients well.
- Pour into 2 large or 4 small greased loaf pans.
- Bake at 350° F for 40 to 45 minutes.
Makes 2 large or 4 small loaves.
CALORIES 307(1% from fat); FAT 17g (sat 2g); CHOLESTEROL 54mg; CALCIUM 57mg; CARBOHYDRATE 36g; SODIUM 326mg; PROTEIN 4mg; FIBER 1g; IRON 1mg
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From Gourmet
Ingredients
2/3 cup whole milk
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
2 1/2 cups sifted cake flour (not self-rising; sift before measuring)
1 teaspoon baking powder
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 stick (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, softened
2/3 cup sugar
2 large eggs
2 very ripe medium bananas
3 oz walnuts, chopped (1 cup)
Directions
- Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 9- by 5-inch loaf pan and line bottom of pan with wax paper or parchment, then grease paper.
- Mix together milk and lemon juice and let stand until milk curdles, about 1 minute.
- Whisk together flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda in a bowl.
- Beat together butter and sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer at high speed until pale and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating until combined, then beat in bananas until combined. (Mixture will look curdled.)
- Add flour mixture to banana mixture alternately with milk, mixing at low speed just until batter is smooth. Stir in walnuts.
- Pour into loaf pan and bake until a wooden pick or skewer inserted in center of bread comes out clean, about 1 hour.
- Cool bread in pan on a rack 20 minutes, then invert bread onto rack.
- Remove paper and turn bread right side up on rack to cool completely.
Makes 1 (9-inch) loaf.
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Both sound like there are a lot of additives. I've made a more stripped-down version that is very tasty and moist. But if I had to choose which one sounds best, I'd go with the second recipe. The Jell-O in the first recipe turns me off.