August 2026 Monthly Recipes

Banana, Raisin, Applesauce Bread

Banana, Applesauce, Raisin Bread

Ingredients:

3 very, very ripe bananas, about 1 ½ cups mashed, and peeled

⅓ cup melted unsalted butter

½ tsp baking soda

A pinch of salt

¾ cup sugar

⅓ cup unsweetened applesauce

1 tsp vanilla extract

½ cup raisins

1 ½ cups all purpose flour

(½ cup chopped walnuts added to mix is optional)

Instructions:

Preheat the oven to 350⁰F

Butter an 8x4 inch loaf pan

Mash the bananas thoroughly in a mixing bowl

Add the melted butter into the bowl, stir into the mashed bananas

Mix in the remaining ingredients, adding the flour last

Pour the batter into the bread loaf pan

Bake for about 60 minutes but check at 55 minutes

Check whether the loaf is done with a toothpick. Put the toothpick into the center of the loaf, If it comes out clean the loaf is ready to take out of the oven.

Let the loaf sit in the pan for a few minutes to cool. Remove the banana loaf from the pan and let it cool for several more minutes. 

Slice and serve. 

Refrigerate any of the remaining loaf. It will last about 5 days in the refrigerator or freeze to eat at a later date.