You've Been Making Banana Bread Wrong This Whole Time


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Banana bread is the epitome of comfort food. To be sure it comes out perfectly, there are a few tips that novices and experts alike need to keep in mind. Here are …

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  1. Francisco rodriguez jr.
    Francisco rodriguez jr. says:

    I made a banana bread, and came out flat in the middle. I tested the baking soda with the vinegar, and it fizzed away, and I tested the baking powder with the warm water, and it also fizzed away meaning that they're still good, so what can it be? Could it be that even though the baking soda, and baking powder supposedly passed the test, they still might have loss some of it's potency?

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  2. TheStockwell
    TheStockwell says:

    They're right – I HAVE been making it wrong. I had no idea about the part where you put the mixture into an oven and bake it. All this time, I've been treating the mixture like a really thick smoothy – and drinking it. Also, my recipe includes Red Bull and cocaine. You learn something new every day! Thumbs WAY up on this video. ☺

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  3. Marianna Gidaro
    Marianna Gidaro says:

    Whst a lot of rubbish , I have used firm , soft and my banana bread is amazing , everyone’s can’t get enough of my banana bread , the only thing I will say I will never use frozen defrosted bananas ever again .

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  4. tintuu
    tintuu says:

    actually smashing bananas I neither do work fork (Oh wait, I did initially days) and nor with smasher but with my hands (Like we mix panchamrudham with hands, so yummy gummy)

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  5. Mountain N
    Mountain N says:

    There is absolutely no difference when mixing the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients or vice versa! I’ve done both and that they’re exactly the same. The flour can’t tell if it’s on top or underneath of something moist.

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  6. sammy bubba
    sammy bubba says:

    my best banana bread happens with two features. i freeze my bananas when they get spotted. let the frozen bananas thaw in a bowl. slice through the ends and squeeze the bananas into a bowl (important part coming up) keeping all the juices that flow out. many recipes say to avoid the juices but i find it gives the bread a more intense banana flavor. the second feature is to make sure you cream the butter and sugars for a full 5 minutes! not the 1-2 minutes usually recommended. try it and enjoy!

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  7. Ariana
    Ariana says:

    I think this video might be relevant for someone who is a first time baker. The rest of us have baked banana bread for years, or at least multiple times, we already know what we’re doing, and thus the video narrative sounds condescending. It’s silly …to think that everyone who stumbles onto this account doesn’t already know that banana bread takes very ripe bananas. That’s common knowledge if you’ve baked before. Maybe retitle this as a beginners guide to baking banana bread. The rest of us, we have not been making our banana bread wrong all along.

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