The art of homemade banana bread
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| May 11, 2009
In Coffee and Convo, Kitchen Basics
Featured Recipe: Banana Chocolate Chip Bread
We’ve frankly never met a banana bread we didn’t like, unless perhaps it was too dry or dense. It’s called bread, but isn’t it really just cake in disguise? Banana bread is a perfect vehicle for experimentation and self expression. Art, if you will. All it takes is a good base recipe and some “add-ins.” Nuts and chocolate chips come immediately to mind.
Okay. So we’re throwing out a challenge. Tell us your favorite Banana Bread combo or share YOUR favorite banana bread recipe, and we’ll enter your name in a random drawing to win a copy of Desperation Entertaining!
As for variations, a bit of toasted coconut and maybe a bit of crushed pineapple would send it toward the tropics, or for a back-to-the-farm feeling, a version with chopped fresh apple and a dose of cinnamon might be nice.The main thing to keep in mind is not to add too many ingredients with a lot of extra liquid. (Press the juice out of the crushed pineapple, for example.)
Email your favorite flavor combo idea to tellus@kitchenscoop.com. Or leave it in the comments box attached to this post. (We need your city/state, too!) Good luck!
Comments
From Beverly Mills - May 06, 2009
Great ideas! Thanks Amy. Does the applesauce and flax seed make it dry?
From Amy - May 06, 2009
Not at all. But I wouldn't OD on the fax seed. I could see potential for dryness there. I sprinkle in about 2 TBL. max.
From Wendy - May 07, 2009
My favorite banana bread tip: As bananas become overripe to eat, put them in the freezer right in the peel. Once you have enough to make your bread, just thaw. Cut a slit in one end and just squeeze out the banana. No mashing is needed. Freezing the bananas also makes a moister bread with richer flavor.
From Beverly Mills - May 07, 2009
Thanks Wendy....cuts down on the fruit fly issue in the kitchen, too, which I have tons of right now! Does anybody know how to exorcise them?
From k allen - May 08, 2009
I just read a recipe for banana pecan mini loaves in the Charlotte Observer in N.C. on May 6th 2009 and it says you have the recipe for a large loaf on your web site. I can't seem to find it. thanks,k
From Beverly Mills - May 08, 2009
Just underneath the "blog" with the photo of the big loaf (that's a picture of it BTW), if you scroll down you'll see a tab for related recipe with a little photo of the bread. Just click on that title and it should take you right to the recipe. Let me know if it works!
From Beverly Mills - May 08, 2009
http://kitchenscoop.com/recipes/banana-chocolate-chip-bread/ Here's the exact link, btw. you can cut and paste it into your browser and it also will take you to the recipe!
From Beverly Mills - May 08, 2009
OK, pardon me but this new site is like a Ferrari compared to our old one and I'm still learning how to drive it! So, FYI, if you want to find any recipe on Kitchen Scoop, or know if anything in general is on the site, you have a bunch of options: You can go to the Search box on the upper right corner of the Home page and type in any key words you're looking for and then hit enter. If it's there, you'll go to a link. OR, you can click the Recipes button on the Home page and then you can search for recipes in several ways -- by ingredients or meal category, for example. Hope this helps.
From k allen - May 10, 2009
Thank you Beverly. A large loaf is just what I need for my hips. Again, thanks. k
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From Amy - May 05, 2009
Hi Beverly! Your recipe sounds great. I've been on a banana bread kick lately so I will be sure to try it. I have been getting my recipes from this site: http://www.banana-bread.biz/. It has tons of great recipes with some really different ingredients. The woman behind this site calls herself bananabreadnut on Twitter. With all of the recipes I try, I substitute the oil with applesauce and a portion of the sugar with Splenda. I've also sprinkled in a little ground flax seed. I guess I'm trying to ease the guilt!