REC Simple Pleasures - Banana Bread
On Sun 12 Feb 2006 07:37:52p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Terry
Pulliam Burd?
> 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.
I don't dare make this right now, but I will one day. My mother had a
wonderful banana bread recipe, but I lost track of it over the years. This
looks quite similar.
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Wayne Boatwright ożo
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