"Banana Bread Recipe" by Andrew A.

 

Ever since the start of this pandemic, my family and I have been cooking a lot more at home, more recently we have been trying to learn new baking techniques and recipes. We feel that as a family it is important to spend time with each other during stressful times and baking is a great way to spend time with each other while making some delicious things to eat. For example, on Christmas Eve we decided to bake cookies and distribute them out to people in our family that we are not able to see as much anymore. It was really nice to be able to do something like that especially around the holidays. Personally, I have never been the type of person that was good at baking or cooking in general, but I absolutely enjoy learning new skills in life that will benefit me in different ways. In addition to that, I honestly enjoy baking because you get to experiment with new recipes and potentially come up with something that can be shared with everyone. For this recipe in particular, my dad had taken inspiration from a Paula Deen recipe by adding some additional ingredients to make it even better. He did not just wake up one morning and decide to bake some banana bread, it was actually due to my mom buying too many bananas by accident. We did not want them to go to waste, so he came up with an idea that put them to good use. Hopefully, you get to try this recipe out for yourself because it is so tasty and it is pretty easy to make.

 

Ingredients:

 

●      2 ¼ cups all purpose flour, sifted

 

●      1 cup sugar

 

●      1 teaspoon baking soda

 

●      1 teaspoon salt

 

●      4 medium ripe bananas, mashed (about 1 ½ cups)

 

●      ½ cup unsalted butter, melted and cooled

 

●      2 large eggs

 

●      1 teaspoon vanilla extract

 

●      1 teaspoon Grand Marnier

 

●      ½ cup of sliced almonds

 

●      ½ cup of crushed walnuts

 

●      ½ cup of chocolate chips (optional and any kind you like)

Directions

 

●      Preheat oven to 325°

 

●      Spray a 9x5-inch loaf pan with baking spray with flour

 

●      In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt

 

●      In a medium bowl, whisk together banana, melted butter, eggs, vanilla, and Grand Marnier

 

●      Fold banana mixture into flour mixture until just combined and add almonds, walnuts, and chocolate chips if you would like

 

●      Spread batter into prepared pan

 

●      Bake until a wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 50 to 60 minutes

 

●      Let it cool in the pan for about 10 minutes

 

●      After cooling, remove from ban and let it cool completely on a wire rack

 

●      Store in an airtight container for up to 3 days

 

 

That should do it, thank you for taking the time out of your day to read my blog. I really do appreciate it. Have fun baking!