Ahhhh, the smell of cooling banana bread

[bicentennial_baby]

:9

Sitting on the porch, smelling the goodness from inside blow through the screen door. Good times :D

:hi:

[Tyler Durden]

1. Creep.

That's torture.

[bicentennial_baby]

3. I'm sorry

and I won't tell you how lovely my tomato plants smell either :P

[AlCzervik]

2. Do want.

:7 can't have.

[bicentennial_baby]

4. Awwwww....

I'll bring you some when you're back East, 'k? :D

[AlCzervik]

6. yes please.

thank you.
:toast:

[mikeytherat]

5. Do you have a good recipe?

I've got four very ripe 'nanas that are as good as bread tomorrow, and I'm always on the lookout for other banana bread recipes!

mikey_the_rat

[bicentennial_baby]

9. Someone recommended this one to me:

Banana Bread

Time: about 1 hour.

8 tablespoons (1 stick) butter, plus some for greasing the pan
1 1/2 cups (about 7 ounces) all-purpose flour
1/2 cup whole wheat flour*
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
3/4 cup sugar
2 eggs
3 very ripe bananas, mashed with a fork until smooth
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans
1/2 cup grated dried unsweetened coconut**

1. Preheat oven the 350 degrees F. Grease a 9x50-inch loaf pan.

2. Mix together the dry ingredients. Cream the butter and beat in the eggs and bananas. Stir this mixture into the dry ingredients; do not mix more than necessary. Gently stir in the vanilla, nuts, and coconut.***

3. Pour the batter into the loaf pan and bake for 45 to 60 minutes, until nicely browned. A toothpick inserted into the center of the bread will come out fairly clean when it is done, but because of the bananas this bread will remain moister than most. Do not overcook. Cool on a rack for 15 minutes before removing from the pan. To store, wrap in waxed paper.****

Me, I used a mix today...I was depressed. :P

[mikeytherat]

10. ooh, coconut. might have to give that a try!

mikey_the_rat

[swimboy]

7. That's the stuff!

:hug:

[bicentennial_baby]

8. Not Toll House cookies, but...

Yeah :hug:

[SeattleGirl]

11. Sounds delish! MrSG makes a great banana/zucchini bread that

is heavenly!

[huskerlaw]

12. Ooooh...yummy!

I'm on day 3 of a no-carb diet...that's just EVIL. You're lucky that you're 3000 miles-ish away from me, I'd probably injure people for a piece of banana bread right now. ;)

[bicentennial_baby]

13. I'm so sorry for you

:hug: Carbs are my life... x(

[huskerlaw]

14. They're mine too...

hence the need for a diet. ;)

It's ok though, it's only for 2 weeks, then I get to slowly reintroduce them.

But banana bread sounds FABULOUS.

[Shine]

15. I love that smell. I make it a lot, too.

:hi: Yummy!! Enjoy...