Banana-Lemon Tea Bread

Submitted by evelynathens

"I always like to have some kind of quick bread or cake on hand for my kids to snack on. This one is really flavourful."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 15mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Serves: 10-12

ingredients

• 2⁄3 cup butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 1⁄2 cups mashed very ripe bananas
• 6 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon grated fresh lemon zest

directions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190C).
2. Butter a 9 x 5 x 3 inch loaf pan.
3. Cream butter with sugar for 6 minutes, until light.
4. Beat in eggs, one at a time; blend in bananas and lemon juice.
5. Sift together flour, baking soda and salt.
6. Blend into banana mixture along with lemon zest.
7. Turn into prepared pan.
8. Bake for 1 hour or until tested done.
9. Remove, cool for 15 minutes and turn out of pan.
10. Cool completely.

Reviews

[twissis]

This is a go od sweet bread & an easy quick fix. I made a half recipe, baked it in my half size tube pan & it was perfectly done in 30 min. I sampled it warm & it was tasty, but short on lemon flavor. Tempted later, I tasted it cold from the fridge & the lemon flavor was more distinct. I would call the texture BRAKE, half way between bread & cake. I liked that it was not so sweet, but also did not find it in need of any added sweetness (jam, powd sugar, etc). It was good last nite w/a glass of milk, is good this am w/my coffee & will be great w/more lemon or a lemon glaze next time. Thx for posting it for us.

 

[Ambervim]

This is VERY rich and very good

 

[Mandy]

I made this with a few tweaks to cut down on fat & sugar/ I used half Splenda, half sugar & half butter, half apple sauce but eveything else as stated. The texture was probably more dense due to my changes but I thought it was still great & not so much guilt from eating it. I got 2 small loaves & approx 9 bite size muffins from the mix. A keeper for me who always has an abundance of lemons on hand!

 

[Kim127]

Easy to put together! I used about 4 bananas to get the 1 1/2 cups mashed. I baked for one hour and the top was a bit too brown but the inside was really moist. I may add a little more lemon zest next time too. I could really taste it in the batter, but not as much baked. Overall a great tasting bread and I was able to get it in the oven within 10 minutes.

 

[peppergirl]

This bread was very tasty and moist, but it was not a "wow" recipe for me. My 4-year-old daughter enjoyed it, so I would probably make it again.