Best 6 Poppy Seed Banana Mini Loaves Recipes

POPPY SEED LOAF

Steps:

• In a saucepan, heat together milk, sugar, shortening, and salt until warm.
• Combine 2 cups of the flour and the yeast in a large mixing bowl. Stir in warm milk mixture. Add 3 eggs; beat with an electric mixer at low speed for 1/2 min, scraping sides of bowl constantly. Beat for 3 minutes at high speed. Stir in as much of remaining flour as you can. Turn out onto a lightly floured surface. Knead in remaining flour to make a stiff dough, and continue kneading for 6 to 8 minutes. Place dough in a lightly greased bowl, and turn once to grease surface. Cover, and let rise in a warm place until doubled.
• Meanwhile, pour boiling water over poppy seeds; let stand 30 minutes. Drain thoroughly, and place in a blender. Grind. In a small bowl, blend together ground poppy seeds, chopped nuts, honey, and lemon zest. Beat 1 egg white until stiff, and fold into poppy seed mixture.
• Punch down dough, and divide in half. Cover, and let rest for 10 minutes. On a lightly floured surface, roll half of the dough into 24 x 8 inch rectangle. Spread with half the poppy seed mixture. Roll up jelly roll style, starting with the narrow edge. Seal the edge. Place seam side down, in a greased 8 x 4 inch loaf pan. Repeat with the other half of the dough. Cover. Let rise for 30 to 45 minutes, or until doubled.
• Bake in a preheated 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) oven for 35 to 40 minutes.

POPPY SEED-BANANA MINI LOAVES

Steps:

• In a small bowl, beat butter and sugar for 2 minutes or until crumbly. Beat in egg and bananas. Combine the flour, baking powder and salt; beat into banana mixture just until blended. Stir in poppy seeds and orange zest. , Transfer to three 5-3/4x3x2-in. loaf pans coated with cooking spray. For topping, cut butter into brown sugar until crumbly. Stir in walnuts. Sprinkle over batter. , Bake at 350° for 30-40 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to a wire rack.

BLUEBERRY-POPPY SEED LOAVES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Brush 4 mini loaf pans (about 5 by 3 inches each) with vegetable oil. Whisk the flour, baking powder, sugar and salt in a large bowl. Beat the milk, 1 1/3 cups vegetable oil, the eggs, poppy seeds, and almond and vanilla extracts in a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment on medium speed until combined. Gradually beat in the flour mixture until well combined. Fold the blueberries into the batter with a rubber spatula.
• Divide the batter among the prepared pans and bake until golden on top and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 1 hour to 1 hour, 10 minutes. Transfer the pans to a rack and let cool about 10 minutes, then remove the cakes to the rack to cool completely.

BANANA POPPY SEED QUICK BREAD

Steps:

• Mash bananas with a potato masher until all large pieces are broken down (or you can use a blender and puree the bananas) - you should receive about 1 cup of banana total. If not, then add enough banana to equal one cup.
• Cream together the sugar and butter until light and fluffy.
• Beat in eggs and grated lemon peel until blended.
• Combine the flour, baking powder, salt and cinnamon.
• Beat the bananas into the wet ingredients alternately with the dry ingredients -- repeating twice ending with dry ingredients.
• Hand stir in the poppy seeds.
• Pour into a well-greased (or sprayed) 9x5 inch loaf pan.
• Bake at 350* F for 50-60 minutes until pick inserted in center comes out clean. (The original recipe called for 60-70 minutes but mine is usually done before 60 minutes).
• Cool in pan for 10-15 minutes before turning out onto a wire rack to completely cool.

MINI POPPY SEED LOAVES

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine the flour, sugar, poppy seeds, zest and baking soda. Combine remaining ingredients; stir into flour mixture just until moistened. Spoon into three greased 5-3/4x3x2-in. loaf pans. , Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on wire racks.

MINI BANANA BREAD LOAVES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Combine flours, oats, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt in a medium bowl. Mash bananas into the dry ingredients.
• Combine sugars and margarine in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer until creamy. Mix in milk and vanilla extract. Add the flour mixture and raisins; mix well. Pour batter into 4 mini silicone loaf pans. Place loaf pans on a baking sheet.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes.