The Great Banana Bread Disaster of 2015

[Mmanist]

I don't really like banana bread, I've had some really good banana bread, that was light and golden and banana-y.
but by and large, they're gray, stodgy loaves that taste of baking soda and a hint of banana.
I do think about making banana bread,
My recipe:
buy bananas, the ones in the back where a bag of slightly over-ripe specimens are a dollar.
Eat maybe three bananas.
Forget about bananas for a week.
Bananas get more over ripe, throw in the freezer for banana bread later.
Forget about bananas for a year.
Throw out bananas.

Last year we bought a new fridge. While I was cleaning out the old one. I'm thinking to myself.... Why do I have 75 random banana? Because I do that exact thing... I no longer save old banana. Because the frozen are forgotten!

 

[EmtheFishLady]

Ya know, some of y'all just have some odd ideas about Banana Bread. Think the proper word for y'all nut less bread folks is "Touched"?

 

[Friendly_Lurker]

Exactly one year ago today, I went to the Farmer's Market with my Hubby. While there, I bought some Banana bread from a very American, honest looking old granny...I was looking forward to this bread. I take a bite, no nuts. There's no nuts in the whole loaf. Biggest letdown since I figured out that life was in fact NOT like a box of chocolates. What kind of world are we living in if I can't trust an old lady to bake her banana bread the right way? Anyway, I ranted about this on Facebook last year, and got mixed results. Some people say banana bread without nuts is fine. I personally think that it just should not even be baked without nuts. Facebook reminded me of this very distressing issue, and I figured I'd post it here and see what everyone thought on the matter. Because as you all know, I like to tackle the important issues of today.

I don't like nuts. Did she tell you there were nuts?

 

[Friendly_Lurker]

I do like chocolate chips, though. And I like pumpkin bread better than banana.

 

[Sally PB]

Think the proper word for y'all nut less bread folks is "Touched"?

Maybe the word I think you mean in this case is "tetched." Like tetched in the head? My grandmother used to say that.

 

[EmtheFishLady]

Maybe the word I think you mean in this case is "tetched." Like tetched in the head? My grandmother used to say that.

Yes. I do.

 

[sourland]

"the frozen are forgotten" - not always. Just read an article about a 27 year frozen embryo that was viable and produced a gorgeous baby girl.

 

[Mmanist]

"the frozen are forgotten" - not always. Just read an article about a 27 year frozen embryo that was viable and produced a gorgeous baby girl.

Proper freezing, I could see that working!

 

[Folly's place]

Some folks use at least some applesauce as a sugar substitute, although it also has some sugar added usually. At least mine does.
I too have thrown out frozen bananas...
Now they go right into banana bread, which does freeze well. In fact, that loaf in the freezer is calling to me right now!
Mary

 

[EmtheFishLady]

If there's no nuts in it, its banana cake. Full stop.