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["Preheat oven to 350u00b0. Brush 9 x 5-inch loaf pan with additional I Can't Believe It's Not Butter!(R) Spread; set aside.", "Combine mashed banana, I Can't Believe It's Not Butter!(R) Spread, brown sugar, eggs and vanilla in large bowl with wooden spoon. Stir in remaining ingredients until blended. Spoon into prepared pan*.", "Bake 1 hour to 1 hour 10 minutes until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 20 minutes on wire rack; remove from pan and cool completely. If desired, top with Vanilla Glaze.", "TIP: To change it up, try one of the following delicious variations and bake as directed in recipe.", "Almond-Espresso-Banana Bread: Stir 1/2 cup toasted sliced almonds and 1/4 cup instant espresso powder into batter.", "Berry-Nutty Whole Wheat Banana Bread: Substitute whole wheat flour for the all-purpose flour. Stir 1 cup assorted fresh berries, such as blueberries and raspberries, 1/2 cup unsalted mixed nuts, chopped, and 1/4 cup flax seeds into batter.", "Blueberry-Lemon Banana Bread: Stir 1 cup fresh blueberries and 1 tsp. grated lemon peel into batter. Delicious with Lemon Glaze.", "Chocolate-Banana Bread: Stir 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder into batter, then 1 cup bittersweet chocolate chips, and bake as directed in recipe. Delicious with Chocolate Glaze.", "Chocolate-Peanut Butter Banana Bread: Stir 1/3 cup semisweet chocolate chips and 2/3 cup peanut butter chips into batter. Delicious with Chocolate Glaze.", "Coconut-Ginger-Banana Bread: Stir 1 cup toasted, shredded sweetened flaked coconut and 3 Tbsp. finely chopped crystallized ginger into batter. Delicious with Lime Glaze.", "Cranberry-Orange Pumpkin-Spice Banana Bread: Stir 1 cup dried cranberries, 1 Tbsp. pumpkin pie spice (Pumpkin pie spice is sold in jars in the supermarket. You can create your own by mixing 2 tsp. ground cinnamon, 1 tsp. ground ginger, 1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg or allspice, and 1/4 tsp. ground cloves) and 1 tsp. grated orange peel into batter. Delicious with Orange Glaze.", "Gluten Free Banana Bread: USE gluten-free flour instead of all-purpose flour and stir in 2/3 cup gluten free rolled oats.", "Triple Chocolate-Banana Bread: Stir 1/3 cup bittersweet chocolate chips, 1/3 cup semisweet chocolate chips and 1/3 cup chopped white chocolate into batter. Delicious with Chocolate Glaze or Vanilla Glaze.", "White Chocolate-Cherry-Banana Bread: Stir 1/3 cup chopped dried cherries and 1/3 cup chopped white chocolate into batter. Delicious with Vanilla Glaze.", "Whole Wheat Banana Bread: Use whole wheat flour instead of all-purpose flour.", "French Toast Banana Bread: Stir in 1 Tbsp. vanilla extract, 1 Tbsp. ground cinnamon and 1-1/2 tsp. maple extract.", "TIP: For a delicious Vanilla Glaze, combine 1 1/2 cups confectioners sugar, 1 Tbsp. melted I Can't Believe It's Not Butter!(R) Spread and 4 to 5 tsp. warm water. Spread over top of cooled banana bread.", "Lemon Glaze: Stir 1 tsp. grated lemon peel into Vanilla Glaze.", "Lime Glaze: Stir 1 tsp. grated lime peel into Vanilla Glaze.", "Orange Glaze: Stir 1 tsp. grated orange peel into Vanilla Glaze.", "Chocolate Glaze: Combine 1-1/2 cups confectioners sugar and 2 Tbsp. unsweetened cocoa powder. Stir in 2 Tbsp. warm water and 1 Tbsp. melted I Can't Believe It's Not Butter!(R) Spread and stir until smooth.", "TIP: To ripen bananas quickly, bake unpeeled bananas on baking sheet at 350u00b0, about 15 minutes or until skins have blackened. Slice skins open and scoop out banana.", "* To make mini loaves, prepare recipe as directed above dividing batter evenly between three (approximately 5 3/4 x 3-inch each) mini loaf pans and bake 40 to 50 minutes or until toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean.
