"x-archive:no"
> On Sat, 18 Sep 2004 00:42:44 GMT, "x-archive:no" wrote:
> >Just so happen to get a Penzey's catalog with this recipe. I'm going
> >to try it tonight (minus the bread spice since it is on order):
> >
> >2 cups flour, 1 tb bk soda, 1/4 tsp salt, 1/2 cup butter, 1 cup sugar,
> >2 eggs, 1 ts vanilla ext, 1 tsp baking spice (a penzey blend), 1/2 cup
> >butter milk, 2 large bananas (about 1 cup).
>
> no gooey center, but not as good at Beat This overall...

The ratio of wet to dry is better, but it's light on bananas and seems to
lack acidic *flavor*, too (I like to use milk actually curdled with a
generous amount of vinegar -- butter milk it too whimpy in my opinion -- but
that would require baking powder and your recipe does not). I haven't used
Penzy's baking spice blend so I don't know how it would turn out with it,
but it seems to me that vanilla, bananas and sour milk are the heart of
banana bread and should be all you need.