"Bananana Doo Doo Da Doo Doo"

Admittedly, there is no reason to make banana bread in a Vita-Mix... other than it's really cool. 

This is good to know if you are someone without a stand mixer or even a hand held mixer, but occasionally get the itch to bake. As long as you don't combine your wet and dry ingredients in the machine, your V-M will assist you beautifully in whipping up a batter.

This banana bread was passed on to me from Scott Moore. He said it came straight from Betty Crocker. Now, there's a lady you can trust when it comes to down home baking. This is super moist and bursting with banana flavor. The only change I've made is to add vanilla. 

Blender Banana Bread

Makes 1 loaf

(Adapted from Betty Crocker)

1/3 cup unsalted butter, softened

1 cup sugar

3-4 over-ripe bananas

2 eggs

1/3 cup water or juice

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 2/3 cup flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon kosher salt

1/4 teaspoon baking powder

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Combine the butter and sugar in the container of the V-M. Start on #1, increase to #5 or #6 with bursts at higher speeds if necessary. Stop and scrape any bits stuck to the sides that you can't get by using the tamper.

With the motor running on #5, add the banana, eggs, water and vanilla. Run until thoroughly combined (at this point, before there is flour added, you don't have to worry about over-mixing and making the dough tough and rubbery. This is because gluten in the flour causes this when it gets wet and over-worked.)

In a bowl whisk together the dry ingredients. Pour the banana mixture over it and stir/fold in with a spatula. Pour into a buttered/sprayed loaf pan and bake for 55-60 minutes.

Cool in the pan for 20 minutes. Run a knife around the edges of the pan to loosen and turn out onto a cooling rack to cool completely. Although tempting, try to resist cutting into the loaf before it's completely cooled. It needs some time to gain structure.