Banana bread is one of the several varieties of bread that exist world wide. It isn’t peculiar to any country. It is born out of the quest by food processors, chefs, pastry makers and bakers to try new recipes in bread making aside the conventional use of wheat floor as the base floor materials. Overtime, Bakers have also tried using other flours such as plantain flour, cassava flour or a combination of either of them with wheat flour in certain ratio as a composite for bread making but it hasn’t really given the best qaulity of results because the gluten content of other cereal grains flour and tuber flours are quite low compared to wheat flour. It is also ideal to note that the best wheat flour for bread making is the “Hard wheat” this is because it contains higher gluten value than the “soft wheat” while the later is more ideal for the Production of cookies.
Bread is a product of fermentation using yeast which breaks down the carbohydrates chains into alcohol, water and a gas, Carbon (IV) oxide which is responsible for the leavening (rising Properties) of bread products. In some other flour- based baked products such as dough nuts, buns, egg rolls, cakes cookies, etc, baking soda or baking powder is added to bring about leavening through the fermentation processes. The specie of yeast mostly used in bread Production is saccharomyces cerevicae. It is this micro organism that facilitates the farmentation.
Just like any other type of bread, Banana bread is very tasty and unique. It is a little more nutritious than the conventional bread because of some vitamins and minerals contained in the banana. During the Production of banana bread, Baking soda is mostly used, this is because, it is a specialty bread made with composite base materials (wheat flour + mashed riped banana) and for the fact that in most cases, it is produced for home use. Oftentimes, it is Produced for commercial purposes based on demand. Although yeast can be used to achieve leavening in banana bread, it is more cost effective to use baking soda to achieve the same result.
Making of Banana bread isn’t quite hard provided that the simple steps involved are carefully followed and serious attention paid to details during the addition of all needed ingredients and mixing properly done so as to ensure evenly distribution of the ingredients. The ingredients needed for the Production of Banana bread are listed below.
Ingredients or recipes used in making Banana Bread.
1. 2 eggs
2. A bunch of riped Banana.
3. 20cl of vegetable oil. Or 50g of butter/margarine
4. 1 teaspoonful of Baking soda.
5. 50g of granulated sugar.
6. Chocolate chips.
7. A pinch of salt.
8. 25g of skimmed milk powder
9. 200g of wheat flour.
Now that I have listed the needed recipes/ingredients, I will go ahead to list the procedures involved in making banana bread. Like I earlier said, the procedures are not complex, it is just technical and so requires the use of ingredients in adequate and specified proportions in order to achieve the best results. The procedures are listed below;
Procedures for making Banana Bread.
a. Wash, peel, and mash or blend the riped Banana using hand in a bowl or a blending machine. Then, empty the mashed Banana into a thoroughly washed bowl. (In a case where a blending machine is used).
b. Add the sugar, the already beaten or whipped egg, vegetable oil/butter/margarine and the skimmed milk powder. Thereafter, mix them together using your hand or a spoon. If you are using your hand to mix, be sure to wash your hand thoroughly, and/or wear a nylon glove. Mix until you get a wet batter.
C. Sieve and pour in the flour, Baking soda, and salt. Thereafter, mix the ingredients all together, continue mixing into a batter.
d. Get a Baking pan, evenly oil the pan with vegetable oil or use a parchment paper to cover the pan.
e. Pour in the batter into the pan.
f. Sprinkle the chocolate chips on top of the batter surface.
g. Set your oven at about 180°c, then, gently drop the pan into the already pre-heated oven and bake until a slightly brown colour is achieved. This should take between 60-90minutes.
h. Bring out the pan from the oven, then quickly remove the already baked bread from the pan, cool it and then serve with your desired soft drink or yoghurt.
According to USDA to United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) the amount of nutrients per 100g of Banana bread includes the following; Dietary Fibre= 1.1g, Iron= 7%, Vitamin C= 20%, Calcium= 2% , Vitamin B6= 10% proteins= 4.3g Calories =326kcal, energy=1360kj, Total Fats (lipids) = 10.5g, cobalamin=1% and magnesium=1%.
It should be noted that the percentage daily values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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