Can i make banana bread w/o baking powder?

i have all ingredients (flour, egg, sugar, baking soda, oil, nuts, banana's, cinnimon, etc., but no baking powder (1 1/2 tsp). i do have corn meal however. can i sub the cornmeal for the baking powder? or what will the bread come out like without the baking powder. thanks for any help.Can i make banana bread w/o baking powder?
Yes, many banana bread recipes don't even require it.





Here is a link to a host of recipes for it that don't require powder





http://allrecipes.com/Search/Ingredients鈥?/a>Can i make banana bread w/o baking powder?
Ingredients


1陆 cups white sugar


陆 cup butter, softened


3 bananas (the riper the better), mashed


2 eggs


2 cups all-purpose flour


陆 tsp. baking soda


鈪?cup sour milk or buttermilk


录 tsp. salt


1 tsp vanilla extract


Note: 陆 tsp. baking powder and 鈪?cup milk can be substituted for the sour milk/buttermilk and baking soda.








Directions


Preheat oven to 350掳F (175掳C).


Lightly grease an 8 in x 4 in loaf pan.


Combine all ingredients into a large mixing bowl. Beat well.


Pour batter into pan.


Bake on middle shelf of oven for 60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean.
Yes, with the baking soda as the leavening. Cornmeal in Banana Bread.....that is a new one to me....Never heard of cornmeal in banana bread. Hummm.....UPDATE....I think you were asking if you could use cornmeal as the baking powder...NO...can't do that it won't work....as a leavening agent. Would make the Banana Bread heavy like a rock.
Try it. It'll be fun.
it wouldnt turn out right without baking powder and no cornmeal is not a good substute,but you could try
make yr own baking powder





make baking powder using two parts cream of tartar and one part baking soda. For example, two teaspoons of cream of tartar plus one teaspoon of baking soda would give you three teaspoons of baking powder.
There are many recipes for banana bread that use baking soda instead of baking powder.





You really can't substitute corn meal, as the baking powder is a leavening agent (helps the banana bread rise) and cornmeal doesn't do that.





Here are a couple of recipes without baking powder:





3 or 4 ripe bananas, smashed


1/3 cup melted butter


1 cup sugar (can easily reduce to 3/4 cup)


1 egg, beaten


1 teaspoon vanilla


1 teaspoon baking soda


Pinch of salt


1 1/2 cup of flour





No need for a mixer for this recipe. Preheat the oven to 350掳F (175掳C). With a wooden spoon, mix butter into the mashed bananas in a large mixing bowl. Mix in the sugar, egg, and vanilla. Sprinkle the baking soda and salt over the mixture and mix in. Add the flour last, mix. Pour mixture into a buttered 4x8 inch loaf pan. Bake for 1 hour. Cool on a rack. Remove from pan and slice to serve.











* 1 cup sugar


* 1/2 cup shortening


* 2 eggs


* 2 cups flour


* 1/2 cup chopped walnuts


* 1 teaspoon baking soda


* 3 soft, ripe bananas, mashed





Cream sugar and shortening; add eggs, flour, soda, bananas, and chopped nuts. Pour banana bread batter into 1 greased and floured loaf pan; bake at 325掳 for about 1 hour and 15 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. This banana nut bread recipe makes 1 loaf.
Baking powder is part of the levening for the banana bread. Cornmeal will NOT work, it will only make the texture grainy, and add density to the bread. There may be a substitute for baking powder, but I don't know what it would be. Substitutes work well with other types of cooking, but usually not with baking of breads, pastries, cookies, ect. You may find an answer at www.allrecipes.com. Very informative site . Good luck