At age 15, I landed my first job working in a café. It was the perfect place for me. I have always loved baking and this couldn't have been a better fit. I miss those days. My co-workers were an amazing group of people and we often hung out outside of work. There were just a handful of us working there and it was extremely busy but very rewarding.
I have gotten some great recipes for café food - wraps, sandwiches, pastas, baked goodies. One of the best sellers was this banana bread. We used to mix 6-loaf batches of it by hand. I must have built some serious arm muscles doing that, let me tell you! I'm glad I have Kitchen Aid mixer now to help me out.
Even if you already have your favorite "go-to" banana bread recipe, I still urge you to try this one out. It's extremely moist, full of banana flavor with a beautiful deep brown color and slightly crisp top crust. I like to slice it, wrap each slice in saran wrap and freeze it to be thrown into lunchbags later in the week.
One bite of this brings back fond memories and a whole lot of nostalgia for me. My only regret is that I am not in touch with these girls. I often wonder where their lives have taken them and if they too think back on those days with a smile on their faces. I wonder if they still make this banana bread!
Best Ever Banana Bread
1 loaf
2 eggs, beaten
1/3 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 cup mashed bananas
1 1/2 cups white sugar
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips (optional)
1.Preheat oven to 325 degrees F and grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan.
2.Blend together the eggs, buttermilk, oil and bananas.
3.Sift together the sugar, flour, baking soda and salt. Add to banana mixture and stir in nuts/chocolate. Mix well.
4.Pour into prepared pan and bake 1 hour and 20 minutes or until a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean.
I LOVE banana bread with chocolate chips in it-this bread looks amazing!
ReplyDeleteI can never have too many recipes for banana bread! It's so cool that you used to work in a cafe. I feel like I'm getting a recipe from a pro!
ReplyDeleteHOORAY! I have 6 frozen bananas in my freezer needing to be used up. :-) This will be divine!! :-)
ReplyDeleteFirst, thanks for visiting my site ;-) and I will definitely try your banana bread, looks yummie and light.
ReplyDeleteI love banana bread and I kinda go between 2 different recipes so I'll have to give this one a try:)
ReplyDeleteTastes really great but sinks in the middle
ReplyDeleteboth times I've tried it after an hour in the
oven. Looks great then just flops...... Why
is this?
The oven may not be hot enough. Try using an oven thermometer and make sure you don't open the oven during baking. Also, try and check the dates on your baking soda/powder. Even if you just purchased them, they may have been sitting around the store for a while. OR, they may have been stored near excessive heat.
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Wrong sized pan? I use a 9x5 inch pan. Are you maybe using an 8.5"x 4.5" pan?
Hope some of that helps you out!
Made this over last weekend and loved every crumble of it. Amazing, thanks for the recipe. Blogging about it today :)
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