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Banana Bread Again!

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A social media post by Bryan Coyer humorously proposing to hire help for household tasks, detailing responsibilities like cooking, laundry, and grocery shopping, while expressing a desire for banana bread.

I saw the above post on Facebook and laughed. Then, I got sad. His words might have been in some sort of light-hearted jest but just thinking about “adulting” and doing it alone (and not wanting to do it alone) just broke my heart. If I could have sent him some banana bread, I would have but I know that’s not really what this post was about. It was about feeling appreciated and loved by the simple things we grew up with: In my house, that was my mom’s banana nut bread.

So, I made a video of me making a batch of Banana Nut Bread with my mom’s recipe and just want you to know that you are cared about, adulting sucks most of the time, and here’s some comfort food.

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Mas Banana Nut Bread

Author: brendanolen Cuisine: Courses:
Difficulty: Beginner
Cooking Temp: 350  F

Description

This is the recipe my mom made all of our lives (well, as long as we can remember). It’s basic, which means it is highly adaptable. Want to add more nuts, dried fruit, chocolate chips? Go for it! Want to add less fat? Try it! I wouldn’t replace all of the fat with apple sauce, though, since the bananas already add so much liquid.

Dry Ingredients

Wet Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour one 8x4x2.5 inch loaf pan.

    In a large bowl, mix the dry ingredients together. In a separate bowl, mix the wet ingredients. Pour the dry ingredients into the wet and mix thoroughly.

    Pour into loaf pan. Bake for about 60 minutes (until a toothpick inserted comes out clean). Let cool for about 5 minutes then remove from pan. 

    This makes one 8x4x2.5 inch loaf (not today's standard loaf pan size). For the 9 inch loaf pan, I would multiply this recipe by 1.5.

Baking Times For Different Baking Pans

  1. Baking Times For Alternate Baking Pans

    Always test for doneness with a toothpick prior to removing from the oven, no matter how beautiful it looks.

    9 x 5: 60 to 75 minutes 

    4 mini-loaf pans (2.25x4x1.25): 45 to 60 minutes

    12 standard muffins: 21 to 40 minutes

Keywords: dessert, banana, bread, quick
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Sprouted Grain Buttermilk Biscuits

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My favorite biscuits are Baking Powder Biscuits from Kraft (https://www.myfoodandfamily.com/recipe/051722/baking-powder-biscuits). Out of all of the recipes I have ever tried, these always turn out fantastic. So, I thought I would try to adapt that recipe for my sprouted grain flour. I think I have a winner!

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Sprouted Grain Buttermilk Biscuits

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Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

    In a large bowl, mix the dry ingredients. Grate the frozen butter into the flour and, using a fork, coat the butter with the flour. Add the buttermilk and mix until almost all of the flour in incorporated (do not mix too much or the biscuits will be dense).

    Sprinkle flour on your countertop and scoop out the biscuit dough. Gently fold the dough until it becomes more solid (roughly 20 times), only adding flour to prevent it sticking to your hands or countertop. Pat flat so the dough is at least 1/2 inch thick.

    If you want circles, cut with any item that is at least 2 inches round (a biscuit cutter, a drinking glass, an empty food can, etc.). If you want squares, just cut with a knife. Place biscuits on the parchment-lined baking sheet an bake for 8 to 12 minutes (until the edges start to brown). Let cool a few minutes, then split with a fork (use the tines of a fork to split the biscuit instead of a knife). Serve.

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Ma’s Banana Nut Bread

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Ma’s Banana Nut Bread

My son requested this today. It’s the recipe my mom has been using forever. It’s from a set of Women’s Day cookbooks from the late 60’s? Anyway, thought you might enjoy (I’ve tried other recipes but still go back to this one).

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Mas Banana Nut Bread

Author: brendanolen Cuisine: Courses:
Difficulty: Beginner
Cooking Temp: 350  F

Description

This is the recipe my mom made all of our lives (well, as long as we can remember). It’s basic, which means it is highly adaptable. Want to add more nuts, dried fruit, chocolate chips? Go for it! Want to add less fat? Try it! I wouldn’t replace all of the fat with apple sauce, though, since the bananas already add so much liquid.

Dry Ingredients

Wet Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour one 8x4x2.5 inch loaf pan.

    In a large bowl, mix the dry ingredients together. In a separate bowl, mix the wet ingredients. Pour the dry ingredients into the wet and mix thoroughly.

    Pour into loaf pan. Bake for about 60 minutes (until a toothpick inserted comes out clean). Let cool for about 5 minutes then remove from pan. 

    This makes one 8x4x2.5 inch loaf (not today's standard loaf pan size). For the 9 inch loaf pan, I would multiply this recipe by 1.5.

Baking Times For Different Baking Pans

  1. Baking Times For Alternate Baking Pans

    Always test for doneness with a toothpick prior to removing from the oven, no matter how beautiful it looks.

    9 x 5: 60 to 75 minutes 

    4 mini-loaf pans (2.25x4x1.25): 45 to 60 minutes

    12 standard muffins: 21 to 40 minutes

Keywords: dessert, banana, bread, quick