Bananas and Cream Bread (For Bread Machines)

FLUFFSTER's Note:

This is a wonderful yeast bread made in the bread machine, from a great Cookbook named "Best Bread Machine Cookbook Ever" by Madge Rosenberg. It's filled with fantastic things like sour cream, raisins and bananas. Instructions are included for both the large loaf (1 1/2 pounds), and the small loaf (1 pound). Both of these are exceptional! Note: servings vary so I'm just guesstomating.

• Total Time: 3 hrs 10 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients:

Servings: 12

Ingredients for a large loaf

• 2 teaspoons active dry yeast
• 3 cups bread flour
• 3 tablespoons wheat germ
• 3 tablespoons powdered milk
• 1 ½ tablespoons sugar
• 1 ½ teaspoons salt
• ¾ teaspoon grated nutmeg
• 1 ½ tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 cup mashed ripe banana , plus
• 2 tablespoons mashed ripe bananas
• ¾ cup sour cream or ¾ cup plain yogurt
• ¼ cup water , plus
• 1 tablespoon water
• ¾ cup raisins (optional) or ¾ cup chopped nuts (optional)

Ingredients for small loaf

• 1 ¼ teaspoons active dry yeast
• 2 cups bread flour
• 2 tablespoons wheat germ
• 2 tablespoons powdered milk
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon grated nutmeg
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• ¾ cup mashed ripe banana
• ½ cup sour cream or ½ cup plain yogurt
• ¼ cup water
• ½ cup raisins (optional) or ½ cup chopped nuts (optional)

Directions:

1. Add yeast, bread flour, wheat germ,powdered milk, sugar, salt, nutmeg, vegetable oil, bananas, sour cream or yogurt, and water in the order suggested by your bread machine manual and process on the basic bread cycle according to the manufacturer's directions.

Reviews

[Mrs. Moon]

When I made this it had no reviews. Watching it bake I didn't have very high hopes for it, but it turned out very good. My son ate the whole loaf toasted, mostly with peanut butter on it. I will be making it again. Thanks for sharing!

[sillykitty]

Tastes and smells very "banana-y", but didn't rise much at all--kinda off. Might be my machine, though.