Best 6 Gold Medal Flours Best Ever Banana Bread Recipes

GOLD MEDAL FLOUR'S BEST-EVER BANANA BREAD RECIPE - (4/5)

Steps:

• Heat an oven to 350 degrees F. Grease bottoms of two 8 x 4 inches loaf pans. In large bowl, mix sugar and butter. Add eggs, bananas (increase recipe by one banana), buttermilk and vanilla; beat with an electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Stir in flour, baking soda, salt and nuts (if using) until the mixture becomes moistened. Distribute the batter evenly into the two pans. Bake for one hour or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes. Loosen sides of loaves from pans; remove from pans to cooling rack. Let the bread cool for about an hour before slicing.

GOLD MEDAL FLOUR BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• 1. Heat oven to 350 deg. F,; Grease bottoms only of 2 (8x4-inch) loaf pans or 1 (9x5-inch) loaf pan. 2. In large bowl, mix sugar& butter. Add eggs, bananas, buttermilk & vanilla; beat with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Stir in flour, baking soda, salt & nuts just until moistened. Pour batter in pans. 3. Bake 8-inch loaves 1 hour, 9-inch loaf 1 1/4 hours, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes. Loosen sides of loaves from pans; remove from pans to cooling rack. Cool about 1 hour before slicing. 2 loaves (16 slices each) High Altitude (3500-6500 ft): Increase flour to 2 3/4 cups. In step 1, heat oven to 375 F. In step 2, add 1/4 cup water with buttermilk. Bake 8-inch loaves about 1 hr. 5 mins., 9-inch loaf about 1 hour 30 minutes. ******************* Sugar Glaze* Optional 3/4 Cup Confectioners Sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla 3-4 tablespoons milk Squirts of lemon (optional) or Squirts of Eaglebrand milk Add milk & vanilla slowly & gradually to the sugar, & and stir / whisk slowly. When you achieve the thickness you want stop! Add walnuts on top of bread, then (Pour zigzag using a spoon) glaze top of Banana Bread. Let cool & set.

FLOUR'S FAMOUS BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Set oven to 350 degrees F. Line the bottom of a loaf pan with parchment paper.
• Sift together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. Beat sugar and eggs with a whisk until light and fluffy, about 10 minutes. Drizzle in oil. Add mashed bananas, creme fraiche, and vanilla. Fold in dry ingredients and nuts. Pour into a lined loaf pan and bake for about 45 minutes to 1 hour.

BEST EVER BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, stir together flour, sugar, baking soda and salt. In another bowl, combine the eggs, bananas, oil, buttermilk and vanilla; add to flour mixture, stirring just until combined. Fold in nuts. , Pour into a greased or parchment-lined 9x5-in. loaf pan. If desired, sprinkle with additional walnuts. Bake until a toothpick comes out clean, 1-1/4 to 1-1/2 hours. Cool in pan for 15 minutes before removing to a wire rack.

GOLD MEDAL™ CLASSIC WHITE BREAD

Steps:

• In large bowl, stir 3 1/2 cups of the flour, the sugar, salt, shortening and yeast until well mixed. Add warm water. Beat with electric mixer on low speed 1 minute, scraping bowl frequently. Beat on medium speed 1 minute, scraping bowl frequently. Stir in enough remaining flour, 1 cup at a time, to make dough easy to handle.
• Place dough on lightly floured surface. Knead about 10 minutes or until dough is smooth and springy. Grease large bowl with shortening. Place dough in bowl, turning dough to grease all sides. Cover bowl loosely with plastic wrap and let rise in warm place 40 to 60 minutes or until dough has doubled in size. Dough is ready if indentation remains when touched.
• Grease bottoms and sides of two 8x4-inch or 9x5-inch loaf pans with shortening or spray with cooking spray.
• Gently push fist into dough to deflate. Divide dough in half. Flatten each half with hands or rolling pin into 18x9-inch rectangle on lightly floured surface. Roll dough up tightly, beginning at 9-inch side. Press with thumbs to seal after each turn. Pinch edge of dough into roll to seal. Pinch each end of roll to seal. Fold ends under loaf. Place seam side down in pan. Brush loaves lightly with butter. Cover loosely with plastic wrap and let rise in warm place 35 to 50 minutes or until dough has doubled in size.
• Move oven rack to low position so that tops of pans will be in center of oven. Heat oven to 425°F.
• Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until loaves are deep golden brown and sound hollow when tapped. Remove from pans to wire rack. Brush loaves with butter; cool.

HIGH-ALTITUDE BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Combine butter, eggs, sugar, and mashed bananas in bowl. Bananas should be finely mashed, there can be small (1 cm or less) chunks of banana in the batter.
• Combine flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder, and cinnamon in another bowl.
• Mix wet and dry ingredients together until well blended.
• If you would like to add optional ingredients (chopped nuts, dried fruit, and/or chocolate chips), stir in about 1/2 cup here.
• Pour dough into 1 greased 9x5 inch loaf pan.
• Bake at 350F for 50 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Let bread cool in pan for 5-10 minutes before removing.
• Enjoy hot or cold!