Comments on: Rescue Brown Bananas with Banana Bread

By: Jim's Wife

Jim's Wife — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 21:59:59 +0000

3/4 lbs = ~2.5 Medium bananas

I sometimes will double check at the store on the scale but that is a close enough approximation.

By: Marla

Marla — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 13:14:53 +0000

I love it! This guy loves his wife’s banana bread and posts the recipe. I have several banana bread recipes, but I’m going to try this one; just because he likes it, and several others do as well. Thanks for being so loving to your wife and sharing with the rest of us.

By: tjs198

tjs198 — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 11:50:21 +0000

about how many bananas make up 3/4lb?

By: jim

jim — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:11:35 +0000

Or just get your wife to make it.

By: Jim's Wife

Jim's Wife — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 15:10:43 +0000

The other thing you can do to make it healthier is to reduce the amount of vege. oil to ~ 1/4 cup and add in another banana and an extra dash of orange juice. Don’t forget that you have to thaw the bananas before putting them into the Cuisinart! Happy Eating!

By: Ben

Ben — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 02:19:54 +0000

Homemade banana bread is the best. I’ve made it twice in the past two weeks to use up overripe bananas.

The finance moral is that home made banana bread firstly doesn’t waste money (bananas aren’t thrown out) & secondly saves money. Where I work has several food outlets, two of which sell at banana bread at $2.50 a slice. My visual estimation is that the banana breads I’ve made recently are the equivalent of 8 to 10 slices – buying a slice each day at work ranges in total cost from $20.00 to $25.00. The ingredients of the last banana bread I made cost $3.37. Hence buying the equivalent quantity at work ranges from 5.93 to 7.41 times more expensive than the homemade banana bread.

The time involved isn’t a problem for me because I enjoy baking and cooking as a hobby.

Cheers

By: Maryanne

Maryanne — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 13:52:55 +0000

A trick to keep the bananas fresher longer is to separate all the bananas as soon as you bring them home rather than leaving them in a bunch.

By: mbhunter

mbhunter — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 06:18:26 +0000

We make banana bread all the time. Good stuff!

By: Patrick

Patrick — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 01:39:26 +0000

I also use overripe bananas for banana milkshakes, fruit smoothies, or freeze them into banana pops (just like ragin hari said – they taste like ice cream!).

Quick tip – separate the bananas from the bunch when you bring them home and they ripen less quickly.

By: ragin hari

ragin hari — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 00:04:36 +0000

here is another thing you should definitely try out:
peel some over ripe bananas, put them into a plastic bag, seal it well and leave them in the freezer… people will think it is icecream i swear!

By: Craig

Craig — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 23:30:14 +0000

Brown bananas are also great for smoothies…just peel them, put them in a baggie, and throw them in the freezer. Whenever you’re in the mood for a smoothie, just throw one or two in a blender along with fresh fruit and juice of your choosing and you’re all set!

By: Patrick

Patrick — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 23:29:58 +0000

Great recipe. My fiancee makes a similar recipe of banana bread and it’s great. If you want to make this recipe a little more healthy, try adding wheat flour in place of regular flour.