Moist Banana Nut Bread

       The first and best banana bread i ever had was from Fremont  Farmers market. i use to look forward for Sundays...i enjoy shopping at Farmers market..its fun for me...bet any foodie will agree with that.  
        Alas! left Fremont and now in New Jersey...all i experienced here was snow storm so no question of farmers market in winter...So, decided to make banana bread.                  
        This recipe will make one loaf of bread. the Pan size i used was: 8in.*3in.*2 1/2in.  want more than one loaf just double the amount of all ingredients. The result is not bad at all...so here is simple and easy Moist Banana Bread

Ingredients:

1 cup - all purpose flour

1/2 cup - sugar

3/4th stick - melted unsalted butter

1 - large egg

2 - over ripe bananas (medium size)

1/2 tsp - baking soda

1/4 tsp - baking powder

pinch of salt

1/2 tsp - vanilla extract

1 tbsp - honey (optional) 

1/4 cup - chopped pecans (or any other nuts)

some cooking spray oil

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degree F 
2. Add all dry ingredients in a mixing bowl and mix well
3. Now add melted butter, egg and mix it well for 1 min using hand mixer or spatula
4. Mash bananas and add to the above mixture along with vanilla extract and honey
5. Again mix well all these ingredients.  Batter should be moist and not too lumpy.
6. Now add chopped pecans and stir well
7. Grease loaf pan using cooking spray or butter and pour all the batter into it
8. Keep in oven for 1 hour. After 45 mins, check by inserting toothpick or knife. If the tooth pick comes out clean then bread is ready
9. Once bread is cooled, cut into 1/2 inch thick slices or just dig in. Enjoy!

NAAN PLAIN

Naan approx: 3 servings

Ingredients:-
All purpose flour (Maida) – 3 cups
Water Luke warm – 3/4th cup
Oil – 2-3 tbspn
Yoghurt – 3-4 tbspn
Yeast – 1 tspn
Sugar – 1 tspn
Baking powder (optional) – a pinch
Salt – 1 tspn

Directions:-
. Add 1tspn yeast, sugar and salt in lukewarm water…rest this mixture in warm place for 10 minutes
· In a mixing bowl add rest of the ingredients along with the above mixture.
· Knead soft dough out of it..apply oil on it…and now allow it to ferment for 2 hrs minimum
· After 2 hrs mix the dough properly...it will be sticky to hands…but not to worry…make equal no of balls ready for Naan. the above quantity can make approx 7 naans
· Dust it with good amount of flour
· Now roll it in any shape you want with help of rolling pin

. Remove the execss amount of flour
· Thickness should be same as that of parathas
· Now switch on the oven on maximum temperature i.e. 500 degree F.

· Take a cookie sheet or any oven proof tray..spread on aluminum foil on it and grease it with cooking spray or anything
· Now place the rolled naan on it…and keep it on bottom most rack
· Check after 1.5 minutes…few bubbles might occur then carefully remove it and turn it on other side · Now keep this other side for another 1 minute…it will puff like puris

· Now take it out and apply some butter on it and serve
· It will be softest naan ever…