It's baking day....
I love to make bread. The smell of it fills the house and makes everything feel warm and cozy. To day I needed to make bread for a few people I told I would make it for lllllast week and I am just now getting to it. Since I was going to make that bread I decided I would make some banana bread with the ones browning in my fruit bowl. Here is the recipe for that bread, which is one that I made up a few months ago when trying to get rid of my fruit. 
Orange, Apple and Banana Bread
3 very ripe bananas
1 granny smith apple cored and chopped very fine
zest of 1 orange
1/4 c plain yogurt
2 eggs, slightly beaten
6 tbsp melted and cooled butter
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 c flour
3/4 c sugar
3/4 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
Preheat oven to 350 degrees and place rack in lower middle spot. Grease the bottom only of a bread pan.
Combine flour, sugar, baking soda and salt in a bowl.
In the bowl of you stand mixer put the banana and the yogurt. Mix on medium speed till bananas are well mashed. Scrape down sides of bowl and then add the apple, orange zest, eggs, butter and vanilla. Mix on medium speed until well combined. Scrape down the sides and add the dry ingredients. Mix on lowest speed just until all flour mixture is incorporated. The batter will be some what chunky and very thick.
Put batter in prepared pan and bake till it is golden and toothpick comes out clean, approx 55 min. Cool for 5 min in pan then move to a wire rack.
Posted in: In The Kitchen on Thursday, May 22, 2008 at 7:08 PM
