As per dogplants instructions I'm posting my latest banana loaf project (sorry I don't have a camera, well there's one on the phone but I don't know how to work it, & I don't know how to post it either). It worked out really well, I mashed five bananas instead for four & added a load of sunflower & pumpkin seeds. I forgot it was in the oven so it got a bit burnt, but it tastes great & has a rustic look.
Alrighty, then -- who has a good (and easy) recipe for banana bread? I've never attempted to make it. The Universe says it's time...
o.k. y'all here's mine...i'm a sugar junkie and have just about any cake, pie, dessert recipe you can imagine! (if you don't have bisquick, i'll get you another version)
Cook Time: 55 minutes(approx)
Ingredients: •1-1/3 cups mashed very ripe bananas (2 large) •2/3 cup sugar •1/4 cup milk •3 tablespoons vegetable oil •1/2 teaspoon vanilla •3 eggs •2-2/3 cups Original Bisquick •1/2 cup chopped nuts (optional, nut i prefer walnuts)
Preparation: Heat oven to 350°. Grease bottom only of loaf pan, 9X5X3 inches In a large mixing bowl, combine all ingredients except Bisquick and nuts; stir until blended. Stir in Bisquick and nuts. Pour into prepared loaf pan.
Bake banana nut bread for 50 to 60 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean; cool 10 minutes. Loosen sides of loaf from pan and remove to wire rack to cool completely.
High Altitude (3500 to 6500 feet): Heat oven to 375 degrees. Use 1/2 cup sugar and 1/3 cup milk. Omit oil. Bake banana nut bread for 55 to 60 min.
"A young Japanese artist has developed quite a Web following for his banana art. Keisuke Yamada uses a toothpick and spoon to sculpt faces onto the fruit. He's created a chariot-drawn Poseidon with horses leaping out of peels, plus slightly slimy likenesses of Homer Simpson and Marge with a banana beehive. Carving the sculptures is a race against time. Yamada has about 30 minutes before the fruit turns brown."
Inspired in part by this thread once again, I bought a bunch o'bananas today. Also, last night I was given some Nicaraguan bread pudding, which was infused with banana--it's the second time I've been fortunate enough to taste of that particular delight.
This thread is bananas. So many TinyPic image links have withered up and slipped away. But I’m glad to see the Banana Museum still going strong: http://www.bananamuseum.com/
This thread is bananas. So many TinyPic image links have withered up and slipped away. But I’m glad to see the Banana Museum still going strong: http://www.bananamuseum.com/
what about the one in Altadena, California? It looks like it moved near the Salton Sea. Nuts!
In fact, one of the reasons LA was awesome was its weird museums, many of which have taken a powder:
