Hey everyone, I hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a distinctive dish, banana nut bread (or muffins). One of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
Banana Nut Bread (or Muffins) is one of the most popular of recent trending foods in the world. It’s simple, it is fast, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions every day. They’re nice and they look fantastic. Banana Nut Bread (or Muffins) is something which I have loved my whole life.
To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have banana nut bread (or muffins) using 12 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Banana Nut Bread (or Muffins):
- Prepare 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature
- Make ready 3/4 cup brown sugar
- Make ready 1/3 cup plain Greek yogurt (or sour cream) at room temperature
- Make ready 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- Make ready 2 large eggs, at room temperature
- Take 4 large spotty bananas, mashed
- Make ready 1 cup all purpose flour
- Prepare 1 cup whole wheat flour
- Prepare 1 tsp. baking soda
- Prepare 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
- Get 1/4 tsp. salt
- Get 3/4 cup walnuts or pecans, chopped coarsely (or chocolate chips)
Steps to make Banana Nut Bread (or Muffins):
- Preheat oven to 350°F and grease a 9x5x3 loaf pan (or grease muffin tins or grease 4 mini loaf pans). If making a loaf, then also line the loaf pan with a slip of parchment paper, leaving an overhang on the sides to easily lift out the finished loaf.
- Cream together butter and sugar until well blended, about 2 minutes. Mix in the vanilla and yogurt. Mix the eggs in one at a time, beating well after each one. Lastly, beat in the banana. Once everything is incorporated, set this aside.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together both cups of flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon together. Then add to wet mixture. Mix together until just combined. Fold in the walnuts (or chocolate chips).
- Bread directions: Pour mixture into loaf pan. Bake 50-60 minutes or until toothpick comes out of center clean. Cool in pan on a cooling rack until completely cooled. Then remove the loaf from the pan and slice using a sharp, serrated knife.
- Muffin directions: Pour batter into muffin tins about 2/3 of the way full and bake for 18-20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Allow to cool in muffin tin for about 10 minutes, then remove and allow muffins to cool completely on cooling rack.
- Mini Loaves (pictured at top): Pour batter into greased mini loaf pans and bake for 33-38 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the centers come out clean. Place the loaf pans onto a wire rack to cool completely.
Discover How to Elevate Your Mood with Food
A lot of us have been conditioned to believe that comfort foods are bad and to be avoided. At times, if your comfort food is essentially candy or other junk foods, this holds true. Otherwise, comfort foods could be very nutritious and good for you. There are several foods that, when you consume them, could boost your mood. If you feel a little bit down and in need of an emotional pick me up, try some of these.
Eggs, would you believe, are terrific for helping you combat depression. Just be sure that you do not throw away the yolk. The egg yolk is the most crucial part of the egg iwhen it comes to helping you cheer up. Eggs, the egg yolks in particular, are high in B vitamins. B vitamins can be fantastic for lifting up your mood. This is because these vitamins improve the function of your brain’s neural transmitters (the parts of the brain that affect how you feel). Try eating some eggs to cheer up!
Put together a trail mix out of seeds and/or nuts. Almonds, cashews, peanuts, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, and so on are all wonderful for raising your mood. This is because these nuts are high in magnesium, which helps to increase serotonin production. Serotonin is called the “feel good” substance that our body produces and it tells your brain how you should be feeling all the time. The higher your levels of serotonin, the happier you are going to feel. Not only that but nuts, particularly, are a terrific protein source.
Cold water fish are excellent for eating if you want to beat back depression. Salmon, herring, tuna fish, mackerel, trout, and so on, they’re all loaded with omega-3 fatty acids and DHA. These are two substances that increase the quality and function of the grey matter in your brain. It’s true: eating a tuna fish sandwich can earnestly raise your mood.
Some grains are truly wonderful for driving away bad moods. Millet, quinoa, barley, etc are great at helping you feel better. They help you feel full also which can actually help to make your mood better. It’s easy to feel low when you feel hungry! These grains can help your mood elevate as it’s not at all hard for your body to digest them. These foods are easier to digest than others which helps kick start a rise in your blood sugar which in turn takes your mood to a happier place.
Your mood can really be helped by green tea. You were sure green tea had to be mentioned, right? Green tea is rich in an amino acid called L-theanine. Studies have found that this amino acid basically induces brain waves. This helps better your mental acuity while calming the rest of your body. You likely already knew it is not difficult to get healthy when you drink green tea. Now you are aware that it can help raise your mood as well!
So you see, you don’t need to eat junk food or foods that are terrible for you to feel better! Go with these suggestions instead!
