REC Simple Pleasures - Banana Bread
I sometimes think I mentally "lose" recipes that fall under the
heading of "simple pleasures" or "comfort food." I like to call myself
a cook hobbyist, so complicated recipes (with good results, one hopes)
is fun for me. Some people collect stamps or play tennis, I play
kitchen.
The DH had bought some bananas a few days ago with the idea of slicing
them on his breakfast cereal. I espied them a little while ago,
looking forlorn and freckled, poor things. "Banana bread" was the
cartoon balloon above my head. Hadn't made it in *years* and don't
know why. We both love banana bread <head shaking> Makes me wonder
what other dishes I love/like, but have fallen off my culinary radar.
Banana Bread
Yield: one 9 inch Loaf
Category: Bread
2 cups all purpose flour
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 3/4 cups toasted walnuts, chopped coarse (about 1 cup)
3 very ripe, soft, darkly speckled large bananas, mashed well
1/4 cup plain yogurt
3 large eggs, beaten lightly
6 tablespoons butter, melted and cooled
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Adjust oven rack to lower-middle position and heat oven to 350°F.
Grease and flour bottom only of regular loaf pan, or grease and flour
bottom and sides of nonstick loaf pan; set aside.
Whisk flour, sugar, baking soda, sale and walnuts together in a large
bowl; set aside.
Mix mashed bananas, yogurt, eggs, butter and vanilla with a wooden
spoon in medium bowl. Lightly fold banana mixture into dry ingredients
with rubber spatula until just combined and batter looks thick and
chunky. Scrape batter into prepared loaf pan; bake until loaf is
golden brown and toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, about
55 mins. Cool in pan for 5 mins., then transfer to wire rack. Serve
warm or at room temperature.
Contributor: _The Best Recipe_
Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd
AAC(F)BV66.0748.CA
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"If the soup had been as hot as the claret, if the claret had been as
old as the bird, and if the bird's breasts had been as full as the
waitress's, it would have been a very good dinner."
-- Duncan Hines
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