My sister recently requested this recipe, so I thought I'd just put it here for all to see. It is popular with most every taster due to its classic-ness and its special layer of tasty slime (sorry, couldn't think of a more appetizing alternative). The recipe came from my mom, who has been baking it forever, as far as I know. Not sure where it came from, but no other BB recipe has been able to take its place in my heart. Especially because it is easier than all get-out. (Try also freezing your old bananas ahead of time and then letting them defrost a bit on the counter before you bake – if you can handle the sensation of squeezing the banana from its "greasy black peel" you will avoid the mashing altogether. The texture is only slightly affected.)
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Banana Bread
Banana Bread
Preheat: 350 degrees Fahrenheit
Ingredients:
1 egg
1 cup sugar
2 ounces (1/2 stick) melted butter or margarine
3 mashed bananas
1 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup walnuts (I have never once added the nuts, but it could be good. I guess.)
Instructions:
Hand beat the egg; mix in the sugar.
Add the melted butter and mix well.
Mix flour, soda, and salt in a separate bowl (I sift them together if I'm feeling ambitious). Add alternately with the mashed bananas to the egg/sugar/butter mixture and mix well.
Bake 50-55 minutes in loaf pan.
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2 comments:
Looks like a good recipe. I love banana bread - I'll have to try it. I recommend taking the bananas out of the peel before freezing though - for some reason freezing with the peel, I've found, affects the taste.
(I also sneak chocolate chips into my banana bread sometimes - coat them in a bit of flour to prevent the chips from sinking to the bottom.. heavenly - that is if you can get chocolate chips! ;)
Oh man, now I am having an intense internal debate about whether this recent loaf I made tastes funny due to the skins. I'll have to make another to compare. Well, two actually, since my bananas for this loaf also happened to be moldy. I need control bananas.
Hmm....
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