ULTIMATE BANANA BREAD FROM AMERICA'S TEST KITCHEN SEASON RECIPE
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- 11: Coffee Break Sweets PRINT PAGESHOPPING LIST WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS: Recipes for ultimate banana bread abound, but because they include an overload of bananas for flavor, the bread's texture is often soggy. We wanted a moist, not mushy, loaf that tasted of banan...(more) INSTRUCTIONS 1. Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 350 degrees. Spray 8½ by 4½-inch loaf pan with nonstick cooking spray. Whisk flour, baking soda, and salt together in large bowl. 2. Place 5 bananas in microwave-safe bowl; cover with plastic wrap and cut several steam vents in plastic with paring knife. Microwave on high power until bananas are soft and have released liquid, about 5 minutes. Transfer bananas to fine-mesh strainer placed over medium bowl and allow to drain, stirring occasionally, 15 minutes (you should have ½ to ¾ cup liquid). 3. Transfer liquid to medium saucepan and cook over medium-high heat until reduced to ¼ cup, about 5 minutes. Remove pan from heat, stir reduced liquid into bananas, and mash with potato masher until fairly smooth. Whisk in butter, eggs, brown sugar, and vanilla. 4. Pour banana mixture into flour mixture and stir until just combined with some streaks of flour remaining. Gently fold in walnuts, if using. Scrape batter into prepared pan. Slice remaining banana diagonally into ¼-inch-thick slices. Shingle banana slices on top of either side of loaf, leaving 1½-inch-wide space down center to ensure even rise. Sprinkle granulated sugar evenly over loaf. 5. Bake until toothpick inserted in center of loaf comes out clean, 55 to 75 minutes. Cool bread in pan on wire rack 15 minutes, then remove loaf from pan and continue to cool on wire rack. Serve warm or at room temperature. TECHNIQUE DO THE RIPE THING Don't even think of making banana bread with anything less than very ripe, heavily speckled fruit-unless you're fine with a bland loaf. As bananas ripen, their starch converts to sugar at an exponential rate. In lab tests, we found heavily speckled bananas had nearly three times the amount of fructose (the sweetest of the sugars in fruit) than less spotty bananas. (The exact percentage will vary from fruit to fruit.) But the impact of ripeness only goes so far: We found little difference in sweetness between loaves baked with completely black bananas and those made with heavily speckled ones. TOO SOON 1.8% FRUCTOSE A lightly speckled banana has only a little fructose, the sweetest sugar in fruit. JUST RIGHT 5.3% FRUCTOSE A heavily speckled banana has a lot more fructose.
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Delices Mbuyamba
delicesm41@aol.comI made this banana bread for a potluck and it was a huge hit! Everyone loved it.
Ahmed Sb
s-ahmed@yahoo.comThis banana bread is delicious! It's moist and flavorful, with a perfect crumb. I'll definitely be making this again.
Dr__Said__Amir__Abbas
dr__said__amir__abbas91@gmail.comI've tried many banana bread recipes, but this one is my favorite. It's always a hit with my family and friends.
K G F. 5 YT
k.yt93@hotmail.comThis banana bread is the perfect breakfast or snack. It's moist, flavorful, and satisfying.
Sheikh Tokon
tokon-s71@hotmail.comI love that this recipe uses ripe bananas. It gives the banana bread a delicious flavor.
Kamal Foudar
kamalfoudar@yahoo.comThis banana bread is so easy to make and it's always a hit with my family and friends.
Dipesh Kamat
kamat.d43@hotmail.co.ukI've made this banana bread several times now and it always turns out perfect.
Michele Sylvia
sylviamichele@yahoo.comThis is the best banana bread recipe I've tried. It's moist, flavorful, and has a perfect crumb.
Oboj Akas
oboj-akas92@yahoo.comI made this banana bread in a muffin tin and it worked out great.
Anayeli Cobos
anayeli_cobos@gmail.comI added some chocolate chips to the batter and it was amazing!
Khanbaba chamkani Chamkani
c-khanbaba90@hotmail.comThis banana bread is a great way to use up overripe bananas.
Aadan ibraahim
i_a66@hotmail.comI love how easy this recipe is to follow. Even my kids can help me make it.
saloum Touray
touray@gmail.comI followed the recipe exactly and the banana bread turned out perfectly. It's so moist and delicious.
Victoria Munoz
munoz-victoria49@hotmail.comI made this banana bread for my family and they loved it! It was gone in no time.
Alicia Bridges
bridges@hotmail.co.ukThis banana bread is the best I've ever had! It's moist and flavorful, with a perfect crumb. I'll definitely be making this again and again.