This molasses & banana bread machine recipe makes a tasty bread with nice brown interior color. The banana helps to soften the “tang” of the molasses. It is great as a sandwich bread or breakfast bread. I like it for breakfast with whipped cream cheese.
Molasses & banana bread is a real bread because it uses yeast. It is not like a typical banana “bread” which is more like a cake and is made with baking soda/baking powder. Therefore, our molasses & banana bread is designed to be used for delicious sandwiches and is not a dense dessert-like banana “bread”.
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Key Ingredient – Molasses
Banana & Molasses Bread Machine Recipe – Ingredients for a 2 lb Bread Loaf
- 1 1/3 Cups – Milk
- 4 Tablespoons – Butter
- 3 Cups – Flour
- 1 Cup – Oatmeal
- 1 Teaspoon – Salt
- 2 Tablespoons – Molasses – But hard to measure given super sticky molasses is hard to pour accurately!! Don’t sweat the exact amount of molasses as near enough is okay.
- 1/3 Cup – Sugar
- 1 Banana – Cut into small slices
- 2 Teaspoons – Bread Machine Yeast
Banana & Molasses Bread Machine Recipe – Instructions
- Bread Machine settings – 2 pound loaf, light color and “basic” bread setting
- Add all ingredients starting with the milk into the bread machine “bucket” (loaf pan).
- Start the machine going after checking the settings.
- When the bread machine has finished baking the bread, you should remove the bread and place it on a cooling rack. Use oven mitts when removing the bread machine container (bread loaf pan) as it will be very hot!
- After removing the bread, don’t forget to remove the mixing paddle if it is stuck in the bread. Use oven mitts as the mixing paddle will be very hot coming out of the bread machine. Or wait until the bread is completely cooled and then remove the mixing paddle.
- In our Sunbeam bread machine, the baking takes about 3 hours for a 2 pound bread at the light color & basic bread settings. However, some machines can differ and you don’t want to be away from home when the bread machine “finished” alarm goes off! Your bread machine should show you the length of the baking time after you have entered the settings into the machine. This will allow you to know when to be in the kitchen in order to remove the bread.
- Before using your bread machine, you should read the bread machine manufacturer’s instructions in order to use the bread machine effectively and safely.
Tips
- Given the varying sizes of bananas, you might need to add a little extra flour (if the mixture is too wet) or a little more milk (if the mixture is too dry).
- Look for unsulphured and organic molasses. According to Wikipedia, many “brands have veered away from sulphured molasses, due to the relatively stable natural shelf life of untreated molasses, the off flavor and trace toxicity of low doses of sulfur dioxide”.
- Also be aware that blackstrap molasses can be significantly more bitter than “regular” molasses.
Finished Molasses & Banana Bread
Beautiful Brown Interior Color
Molasses & Banana Bread Machine Recipe
This molasses & banana bread machine recipe makes a tasty bread with nice brown interior color. The banana helps to soften the “tang” of the molasses. It is great as a sandwich bread or breakfast bread. This molasses & banana bread recipe uses a bread machine to create a 2 lb bread loaf.
Servings: 12 Slices
Ingredients
- 1 1/3 Cups - Milk
- 4 Tablespoons - Butter
- 3 Cups - Flour
- 1 Cup - Oatmeal
- 1 Teaspoon - Salt
- 2 Tablespoons - Molasses
- 1/3 Cup - Sugar
- 1 - Banana
- 2 Teaspoons - Bread Machine Yeast
Instructions
- Bread Machine settings – 2 pound loaf, light color and “basic” bread setting
- Add all ingredients starting with the milk into the bread machine “bucket” (loaf pan).
- Start the machine going after checking the settings.
- When the bread machine has finished baking the bread, you should remove the bread and place it on a cooling rack. Use oven mitts when removing the bread machine container (bread loaf pan) as it will be very hot!
- After removing the bread, don't forget to remove the mixing paddle if it is stuck in the bread. Use oven mitts as the mixing paddle will be very hot coming out of the bread machine. Or wait until the bread is completely cooled and then remove the mixing paddle.
- In our Sunbeam bread machine, the baking takes about 3 hours for a 2 pound bread at the light color & basic bread settings. However, some machines can differ and you don’t want to be away from home when the bread machine “finished” alarm goes off! Your bread machine should show you the length of the baking time after you have entered the settings into the machine. This will allow you to know when to be in the kitchen in order to remove the bread.
- Before using your bread machine, you should read the bread machine manufacturer's instructions in order to use the bread machine effectively and safely.
Notes
- Given the varying sizes of bananas, you might need to add a little extra flour (if the mixture is too wet) or a little more milk (if the mixture is too dry).
- Look for unsulphured and organic molasses. According to Wikipedia, many “brands have veered away from sulphured molasses, due to the relatively stable natural shelf life of untreated molasses, the off flavor and trace toxicity of low doses of sulfur dioxide”.
- Also be aware that blackstrap molasses can be significantly more bitter than “regular” molasses.