Strawberry Banana Bread - a good, old-fashioned banana bread recipe with an extra flavourful twist of having fresh strawberry chunks baked right in.
Course
Breakfast/Brunch
Prep Time15minutes
Cook Time45minutes
Total Time1hour
Servings1large or two small loaves
AuthorBarry C. Parsons
Ingredients
1cupwhite sugar
1/2cupvegetable oil
2eggsbeaten
3medium bananas. mashed
2cupsflour
1tspbaking powder
1/2tspbaking soda
1/2tspsalt
1/4cuporange juice
3/4cupstrawberrieschopped small (I cut larger strawberries into about 8 pieces)
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease 2 small disposable aluminum loaf pans or one large regular loaf pan (9x5 inches) and line with parchment paper.
Beat sugar and oil in a bowl. Add eggs and mashed banana.
Sift together dry ingredients and fold into banana mixture alternately with orange juice.
Fold in strawberries.
Pour batter into 1 large or two small greased and parchment lined loaf pans.
Place thinly sliced strawberries on top for decoration if you prefer and sprinkle with a little coarse sugar. I used turbinado sugar but the strawberries and sugar on top are completely optional.
Bake for 45 minutes to an hour depending upon pan size. A toothpick inserted in the center which comes out clean is the best indicator that the loaf is fully baked.
Cool in the pan for 10-15 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.