"Dee Dee" wrote in message
On Jun 25, 9:57 am, "Bertie Doe" wrote:
> >Almost as American as Apple pie.
> >Finally after all these years, I've given it up.
> >But most of the recipes - and there must be zillions - have so little
> >banana in it that the bread is pretty uninteresting. The icing
> >recipes abound, but I've oft wondered if people prefer the icing to
> >the bread.
> >My recommendation for banana bread is to use a ratio of 2 cups of
> >flour to 2 to 2-1/2 cups very ripe bananas (perhaps 4 bananas) and 1
> >cup of nuts, then you'll have a good banana bread. A recipe with this
> >ratio of flour to bananas will be hard to find.
> >There are many defenders of banana-nut bread, no doubt. It's a great
> >recipe for families.
> >Dee Dee
>
> I'll refrain (this time) from saying howdy doodee dee dee - as American
as
> Apple Pie, you say. What quantity of nuts? would they be pecans or
goober
> peas. Icing on sweetbread is ok in small doses. Couple of times a year,
I
> make the ones that look like a Chelsea Bun, with raisins, laid in a
swirl,
> with icing on top. Can't remember the name of it, I've got in pencil in
an
> old cookbook somewhere.
>
> Bertie- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -
Banana bread is made as a loaf - see
http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=banana+bread&gbv=2
I always put as many nuts in bread as I can get into them. My
standard nut is English Walnut and/or Pecan; however with Banana
Bread, I tend to do the english walnut.
My Dee Dee, aka Might-y-Dee (sounds the same)
Better than doo doo dee dee ;-))
Dee Dee
Ha! I was imitating Tex from alt.coffee
Bertie
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