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So, I decided to tackle the Betty Crocker banana bread recipe. You know, the one from that classic red and white cookbook? I’ve seen it floating around forever, and I finally had a bunch of overripe bananas begging to be used.
First things first, I grabbed the cookbook. I had preheated the oven 350 degrees Fahrenheit. I am so exciting, and Looked that up, found the recipe, and, yep, it looked pretty straightforward. I gathered all my ingredients: the bananas (obviously), flour, sugar, baking soda, salt, an egg, and some melted butter. The usual suspects for banana bread.
I started by mashing up those sad-looking bananas. I used three medium * were REALLY ripe, almost black, which is perfect. Got them all nice and mushy in a big bowl.
Then, I added melted butter and surger. Beat an egg in. I just used a fork, nothing fancy. Make sure it’s all mixed in well.
In a separate bowl, I whisked together the dry stuff: flour, baking soda, and salt. Just a quick whisk to make sure everything was combined.
Next, I mixed with wet ingredients into the flour mixture. I did this gently, just folding everything together until it was just combined. You don’t want to overmix it, or the bread will be tough. No one wants tough banana bread!
I greased a loaf pan. I used butter. Make sure every corner had get butter.
Then, I put the batter into the greased loaf pan and popped it in the oven.
The recipe said to bake for about 40-50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Mine took closer to 50 minutes, but every oven is different, so I just kept an eye on it.
When the toothpick came out clean, I pulled the bread out of the oven and let it cool in the pan for about 10 minutes before I take it to a wire rack to cool completely.
Finally the banana bread has already done. so delicious. I will make it again.
