Aloha Hawaiian Banana Bread

Submitted by dolphindreamer

"I love this recipe because it uses really ripe bananas that you can catch on sale so it saves money and because Splenda works well in it. I've never tried the other national brands of artificial sweeteners, so I can't comment on how they'll work. You can also make this with regular sugar. If you do, OMIT the honey. Macadamias are very expensive, but wonderful in this recipe. Pecans and walnuts work just as well. Use either or a mixture of the two for an extra kick. Try it for breakfast with a cup of hot tea or coffee. This recipe yields 2 good size loaves so you can enjoy one now and freeze the other or pass it along to a friend."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 15mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Yields: 2 loaves
• Serves: 16

ingredients

• 709.77 ml all-purpose flour or 709.77 ml bread flour
• 3.69 ml salt
• 4.92 ml baking soda
• 473.18 ml Splenda sugar substitute
• 4.92 ml ground cinnamon
• 236.59 ml chopped nuts (macadamias are preferred)
• 3 eggs, beaten
• 236.59 ml canola oil or 236.59 ml olive oil
• 473.18 ml mashed ripe bananas
• 226.79 g can crushed pineapple, in its own juice, drained
• 9.85 ml vanilla extract
• 29.58 ml honey
• bakers joy cooking spray (or extra flour and shortening)

directions

1. Your will need two (8 1/2x4 1/2x3) loaf pans.
2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
3. Spray two (8 1/2x4 1/2x3) loaf pans with Bakers Joy (or grease and flour) and set aside.
4. In a medium bowl, combine the first 5 ingredients and stir with a wire wh.isk to blend well.
5. Stir in nuts to combine and set aside.
6. In another bowl, combine the eggs, oil, mashed bananas, pineapple, vanilla and honey (if you're using Splenda) Stir lightly just to mix.
7. Add the wet ingredients to the dry and mix only enough to moisten the dry.
8. DO NOT overmix or your bread will be tough and heavy.
9. Its ok to have some lumps.
10. Spoon the dough into the two pans,making sure to divide it equally between the two.
11. Bake for about 1 hour to 1 hour 10 minutes.
12. A good rule of thumb is to check after about 50 minutes.
13. Insert a toothpick or bamboo skewer into the center to test for doneness.
14. This bread will crack--don't worry.
15. Once done, remove to wire racks and cool for about 10-12 minutes in pans.
16. Turn the bread out carefully onto the racks.
17. Allow it to sit for about 15 minutes upside down, then carefully turn right side up to finish cooling.
18. As with any bread, slice with a serrated knife and enjoy.
19. Just a note--if you use Splenda or any artificial sweetener, the shelf life will be shorter and texture may not be the same than if you had used real sugar.

Reviews

[Texicanna]

This recipe is FABULOUS!!!! I used King Arthur Organic All Purpose Flour and crushed pineapple packed with Splenda. I followed the directions to the letter and the bread came out fantastically. I highly recommend this recipe. This is one of the very few recipes that you can make for the first time and trust that, if you follow the recipe exactly, you can take it to a party, potluck, function with complete confidence.

 

[Pueo3503]

this receipe is really excellent!!! i've made it with coars wholemeal flour and put the whole dough into a big loaf pan (i don't have two small ones) and it worked! it is sooooo delicious!!!!!!! MAHALO NUI NUI !!!!!

 

[SweetsLady]

I made this for a diabetic friend and she loved it!! I used 1 t. coconut extract for 1 of the t of vanilla. :) I also didn't put the nuts in it. Thanks for the great recipe!

 

[Greeneyes3270]

CAN YOU SAY DELICIOUS? I made this for my family with VERY ripe bananas. There was enough batter to make a bundy pan and small loaf pan. I added 1/2 cup of coconut and a mixture of pecans and macadamia nuts. This was a 10+ in my book

 

[TexasHurricane]

This is great bread! I made this using Splenda and found that it was still sweet enough for my taste. I used walnuts because I didn't have macadamia nuts, but the walnuts were still very good. I also used half applesause for the oil. I cut the recipe down by 1/3 to make one mini-loaf since I live my myself, which I am glad I did because I could eat this all day! I took some to my parent's house and they sent me home with their over-ripe bananas so I could make them a loaf too! Huge hit!