Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Strawberry Banana Bread with Lemon Glaze

4 Ripe Bananas
2 cups Sliced Strawberries
4Eggs
1/3 cup Applesauce
¾ cup Butter – melted
2 cups Sugar
2 t Vanilla
4 cups Flour
2 t Baking Soda
½ t Baking Powder
1 t Salt
2 cups Powdered Sugar
1/3 cup Lemon Juice

Pre-heat oven to 300 degrees.

In a large mixing bowl combine bananas and strawberry’s; smash together. Add eggs, applesauce, butter, sugar and vanilla; cream entire mixture together.

Combine flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt; stir lightly.

Add dry ingredients to banana mixture and stir.

Pour batter into 3 well-greased loaf pans. Bake for 45-60 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean.

Allow finished strawberry banana loaves to cool in pans for 10 minutes. Remove from pans and place on a cooling rack; cool completely.

While bread is cooling, combine powdered sugar and lemon juice in a mixing bowl and stir well to create a smooth glaze.

When bread is completely cooled, place loaves on a wax paper lined baking sheet. Drizzle lemon glaze over each strawberry banana loaf. Allow glaze to set.
Slice bread, arrange on a serving plate and ENJOY!

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