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    You are here: Home / Recipes / Breads & Loaf Cakes / peanut butter & jelly banana bread

    peanut butter & jelly banana bread

    Oct 23, 2014 · 2 Comments

    peanut butter & jelly banana bread | The Baking Fairy
    Banana bread and peanut butter & jelly sandwiches are the two most characteristically American foods I can think of! Maybe when I ask you to name American foods, you think of hamburgers or barbecue or even hot dogs, but for me it's these two sweet treats. I lived in Europe for half my life, and I had literally never even seen peanut butter before moving to the States, and the first time I tasted banana bread was when we moved to Texas and the neighbors brought over a loaf as a welcome gift. Maybe other foods come to mind first because they are known across the globe as stereotypical American foods, but these two are things that I don't think are even found anywhere else. So, long story short, I decided to mash the two up into this gorgeous, delicious Frankenstein of a loaf. It's seriously the best thing ever.

    peanut butter & jelly banana bread | The Baking Fairy  peanut butter & jelly banana bread | The Baking Fairy

    For the "base" recipe of this banana bread, I decided to use my boyfriend's mom's famous recipe, which is basically flawless. It's so easy to make, and it bakes up into a dense, fluffy, flavorful loaf. It's perfect as-is, but then I decided to swirl in some peanut butter and locally made strawberry jam, which made it even better! This quick-bread is so simple to make and utterly delicious, and if you like PB&J sandwiches and banana bread, you better believe that they are even better when combined!

    peanut butter & jelly banana bread | The Baking Fairy

    peanut butter & jelly banana bread
     
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    Prep time
    10 mins
    Cook time
    70 mins
    Total time
    1 hour 20 mins
     
    Author: Valentina | The Baking Fairy
    Serves: 1 9x5 loaf
    Ingredients
    • ¼ cup unsalted butter, softened
    • ¾ cup white sugar
    • 1 egg
    • 2 large bananas, mashed
    • 2 cups unbleached white flour
    • 1 teaspoon baking powder
    • ¼ teaspoon salt
    • ½ cup milk
    • ¾ teaspoon baking soda
    • ½ cup peanut butter {smooth or chunky, whatever you prefer; natural is okay, too}
    • ½ cup strawberry jam
    • nonstick spray
    Instructions
    1. Preheat the oven to 350F, and generously spray a 9x5 loaf pan with nonstick spray.
    2. In a large bowl, use a mixer to beat together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
    3. Add in the egg and vanilla, and beat to combine; then add in the mashed bananas.
    4. Pour in 1 cup of the flour, along with the salt, baking powder, and baking soda.
    5. Mix until combined, then add in the milk and mix in slowly.
    6. Finally, add in the rest of the flour and mix until smooth.
    7. Add about half the peanut butter into the batter, and mix vigorously to combine.
    8. Pour the batter into the prepared pan, and drop spoonfuls of the remaining peanut butter and jam on top.
    9. Using a butter knife, swirl the toppings around and into the banana bread. Make sure you don't mix them in too much!
    10. Bake for about 40 minutes in preheated oven, then cover with foil and bake for 20-30 additional minutes.
    11. Let cool completely before removing from pan and cutting!
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    1. Sharana @ Living The Sweet Life Blog says

      October 23, 2014 at 9:53 am

      Yummm - I'm so in love with this bread, such a good idea!!

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