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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 -- "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 To reply, replace "spaminator" with "cox" |
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Almost the same as my recipe, but it uses yogurt instead of butter.
I'll have t give it a try; good way to cut the fat in it. I like to use 1 c all-purpose flour, 3/4 c whole wheat flour., and 1/4 c wheat germ. |
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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. -- Wayne Boatwright o¿o ____________________ BIOYA |
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"Terry Pulliam Burd" > wrote in message ... > > 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. > My family's banana consumption is quite erratic -- sometimes, bananas are hot commodities, and other times, nobody wants them. I often end up with a freezer full of spotty bananas. I do make banana bread occasionally. Not as often as my daughter would like, because I like to bake so many different things. One of these days, I will have to bake a banana chiffon cake to get rid of a lot of those frozen bananas. My daughter reminds me that a few years ago she took banana bread to school for her birthday treat. I sent in two loaves to feed 12 preschoolers plus two teachers (no nuts for school, of course, though our family loves them). The containers came back empty, and the teachers were thrilled with that choice of treat -- no frosting! I know what you mean about recipes falling off the radar. I'm sure I've got a few gems that we've forgotten about. Chris (getting ready to bake brownies for the kindergarten Valentine's Day party) |
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