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Banana Orange Bread

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Banana Orange Bread

Elizabeth Yetter
It’s fun to give away freshly baked gifts that comes from your own kitchen and friends and family enjoy eating sweet breads that they otherwise might not be able to bake on their own. This easy recipe for banana orange bread makes 2 mini loaves or one regular loaf.

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 1 hour

Ingredients:

  • 2 bananas, mashed
  • 1 small to medium orange, peel and juice
  • 2 eggs, lightly beaten
  • 2/3 cup vegetable oil
  • 1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 tbsp baking powder
  • pinch of salt
  • .
  • 1/4 cup confectioner’s sugar
  • milk

Preparation:

  1. Grease two mini loaf pans.

  2. Preheat oven 350 degrees F.

  3. Mash bananas in large bowl.

  4. Grate peel off one orange. Add peel to mashed bananas.

  5. Squeeze orange juice into a small bowl. Remove seeds and pour juice into mashed bananas. Mix.

  6. In separate bowl, mix together flour, baking powder, and salt.

  7. Mix dry ingredients into wet.

  8. Scrape batter into 2 mini loaf pans or one regular loaf pan.

  9. Bake for 1 hour or until inserted knife comes out clean.

  10. Remove loaves from oven and turn out onto rack. Allow to cool.

  11. When cool, mix confectioner’s sugar with just enough milk to make a glaze. Drizzle glaze onto loaves and allow to set.
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