Comments on: Banana bread bake off! http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/04/08/banana-bread-bake-off/ The slightly eccentric eating and cooking adventures of a Sydney girl who loves cakes, cooking, Nigella Lawson and eating. She eats, breathes and dreams food and indeed will never get cable TV as she'd quit working and watch the Food Channel all day long. Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:28:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Not Quite Nigella http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/04/08/banana-bread-bake-off/#comment-3159 Not Quite Nigella Thu, 10 Apr 2008 23:31:31 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/04/08/banana-bread-bake-off/#comment-3159 Hi reemski-Bill s recipes are always good and reliable. Perhaps you could make this for the Banana Bread bake off that I'm holding? :) Hi Y-That banana bread looks fantastic! I haven't really looked in Belinda Jeffrey, I think I made a tomato pie of her's once and it was alright although a little heavy. I shouldn't let that put me off the rest of her stuff though! Hi reemski-Bill
s recipes are always good and reliable. Perhaps you could make this for the Banana Bread bake off that I’m holding? :)

Hi Y-That banana bread looks fantastic! I haven’t really looked in Belinda Jeffrey, I think I made a tomato pie of her’s once and it was alright although a little heavy. I shouldn’t let that put me off the rest of her stuff though!

]]> By: Y http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/04/08/banana-bread-bake-off/#comment-3150 Y Thu, 10 Apr 2008 11:48:31 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/04/08/banana-bread-bake-off/#comment-3150 Ah Banana Bread... I've got about 12+ kg of bananas to use up at work. Have been putting off making any so far, because frankly, that amount of bananas is a bit off putting! My favourite banana bread recipe is by one of my favourite cookbook writers, Belinda Jeffery: http://blog.lemonpi.net/?p=1177 That Janelle Bloom one sounds interesting though! Ah Banana Bread… I’ve got about 12+ kg of bananas to use up at work. Have been putting off making any so far, because frankly, that amount of bananas is a bit off putting! My favourite banana bread recipe is by one of my favourite cookbook writers, Belinda Jeffery:

http://blog.lemonpi.net/?p=1177

That Janelle Bloom one sounds interesting though!

]]> By: Reemski http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/04/08/banana-bread-bake-off/#comment-3142 Reemski Thu, 10 Apr 2008 03:17:48 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/04/08/banana-bread-bake-off/#comment-3142 Ah, I have a fabbo banana bread recipe adapted from a Bill Granger recipe on a dvd that was given away a while back with delicious mag or something. The orginal recipe can be found: http://www.lifestylefood.com.au/Recipes/recipe.asp?id=1598, but my version is below: 50g oats 300ml Milk 240g Self Raising wholemeal Flour 1 teaspoon Baking Powder Up to three overripe mashed bananas 75g Soft Brown Sugar 1 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon 3 tablespoons Honey 1 Lightly Beaten Egg Method: 1. Put the oats in a bowl, pour the milk over them and leave to soak for 30 minutes. 2. Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F/Gas 4). 3. Lightly grease and line a 1 kg (2 lb 4 oz) loaf tin with baking paper. 4. mix the flour and baking powder into a bowl and stir in the rolled oats, banana, sugar, cinnamon, honey, egg. Mix together well. 5. Spoon the mixture into the tin, level the top and sprinkle with the extra almonds. Bake the loaf for 45 minutes, or until it is golden brown on top and cooked through. 6. Leave it to cool a little in the tin before turning out onto a wire rack to cool completely. I generally find that this is a great low fat base for many different flavourings... Ah, I have a fabbo banana bread recipe adapted from a Bill Granger recipe on a dvd that was given away a while back with delicious mag or something.
The orginal recipe can be found:
http://www.lifestylefood.com.au/Recipes/recipe.asp?id=1598,

but my version is below:

50g oats
300ml Milk
240g Self Raising wholemeal Flour
1 teaspoon Baking Powder
Up to three overripe mashed bananas
75g Soft Brown Sugar
1 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
3 tablespoons Honey
1 Lightly Beaten Egg

Method:
1. Put the oats in a bowl, pour the milk over them and leave to soak for 30 minutes.
2. Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F/Gas 4).
3. Lightly grease and line a 1 kg (2 lb 4 oz) loaf tin with baking paper.
4. mix the flour and baking powder into a bowl and stir in the rolled oats, banana, sugar, cinnamon, honey, egg. Mix together well.
5. Spoon the mixture into the tin, level the top and sprinkle with the extra almonds. Bake the loaf for 45 minutes, or until it is golden brown on top and cooked through.
6. Leave it to cool a little in the tin before turning out onto a wire rack to cool completely.

I generally find that this is a great low fat base for many different flavourings…

]]> By: Not Quite Nigella http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/04/08/banana-bread-bake-off/#comment-3127 Not Quite Nigella Wed, 09 Apr 2008 00:03:43 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/04/08/banana-bread-bake-off/#comment-3127 Hi sarah-Thankyou so much! Glad you liked it :) Hi sally-I think it must be banana month! :lol: Mmmm banana custard-I've only tried the custard in the carton which is made from banana flavouring. Sounds delicious! Your fiancee has good taste with the Nigella banana bread for his birthday cake! I'd love to hear what you think of the banana bread :) Hi airy fairy-Hehe that would be a good idea! Everyone has a banana bread recipe too-that's one thing for certain :lol: Hi Tian-Sounds like I would need to try it then! Now that all of the banana bread is gone, I feel a void in the kitchen.... Hi sarah-Thankyou so much! Glad you liked it :)

Hi sally-I think it must be banana month! :lol: Mmmm banana custard-I’ve only tried the custard in the carton which is made from banana flavouring. Sounds delicious! Your fiancee has good taste with the Nigella banana bread for his birthday cake! I’d love to hear what you think of the banana bread :)

Hi airy fairy-Hehe that would be a good idea! Everyone has a banana bread recipe too-that’s one thing for certain :lol:

Hi Tian-Sounds like I would need to try it then! Now that all of the banana bread is gone, I feel a void in the kitchen….

]]> By: Tian http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/04/08/banana-bread-bake-off/#comment-3123 Tian Tue, 08 Apr 2008 22:16:58 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/04/08/banana-bread-bake-off/#comment-3123 NQN, hmm visually i feel like stephanie alexander's banana bread actually looks better than woolworths? (: And I think her recipe which includes buttermilk and spices just gives it a special something it's always banananey, moist yet delicate and a nice brown crust. a good crust is very important! NQN, hmm visually i feel like stephanie alexander’s banana bread actually looks better than woolworths? (:

And I think her recipe which includes buttermilk and spices just gives it a special something

it’s always banananey, moist yet delicate and a nice brown crust. a good crust is very important!

]]> By: the airy fairy http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/04/08/banana-bread-bake-off/#comment-3119 the airy fairy Tue, 08 Apr 2008 11:36:52 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/04/08/banana-bread-bake-off/#comment-3119 genius idea! love it! could this perhaps be the sign that you need to start your very own food blog event....the NQN Banana Bread Bake-off? held every year...everyone chooses their favourite recipe and posts about the results???? i'd be in! genius idea! love it! could this perhaps be the sign that you need to start your very own food blog event….the NQN Banana Bread Bake-off? held every year…everyone chooses their favourite recipe and posts about the results???? i’d be in!

]]> By: sally http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/04/08/banana-bread-bake-off/#comment-3118 sally Tue, 08 Apr 2008 11:12:43 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/04/08/banana-bread-bake-off/#comment-3118 OK - I have been noticing a pattern in the comments but I too had banana bread on my mind on the weekend!!!! I ended up making plain vanilla cupcakes to fill up my cake tins and to use up my bananas I made banana custard. The banana custard is a Karen Martini recipe from Sunday Life magazine last year. Is really, really yummy and that is a Karen Martini recipe I can recommend! I am a fan of Nigella's banana bread - actually this is what my fiancee requests each year for his birthday! But am now keen to try J. Bloom's banana bread - sounds really good. Thanks for posting! OK - I have been noticing a pattern in the comments but I too had banana bread on my mind on the weekend!!!! I ended up making plain vanilla cupcakes to fill up my cake tins and to use up my bananas I made banana custard. The banana custard is a Karen Martini recipe from Sunday Life magazine last year. Is really, really yummy and that is a Karen Martini recipe I can recommend! I am a fan of Nigella’s banana bread - actually this is what my fiancee requests each year for his birthday! But am now keen to try J. Bloom’s banana bread - sounds really good. Thanks for posting!

]]> By: sarah http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/04/08/banana-bread-bake-off/#comment-3117 sarah Tue, 08 Apr 2008 10:47:35 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/04/08/banana-bread-bake-off/#comment-3117 Great review again! 4 different receipes. Enjoyed ur visual pictures as well Great review again! 4 different receipes. Enjoyed ur visual pictures as well

]]> By: Not Quite Nigella http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/04/08/banana-bread-bake-off/#comment-3116 Not Quite Nigella Tue, 08 Apr 2008 10:41:08 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/04/08/banana-bread-bake-off/#comment-3116 Hi Maria-That's too true and there's nothing that can't be enhanced with some butter *drools* I am fairly demanding on my recipes in that if it doesn't look like the picture or have a chance of looking like the picture or taste great I get incredibly disappointed and upset. Actually it happened with Nigella's Feast book. I cooked about 7-8 recipes from there and they were disappointing so I hardly used it. Janelle Bloom's cake hasn't got any butter and it's lower in fat (although with coconut milk, it's not quite low fat) but if you get a chance to make it, I'd love to know what you think! :) Hi michelle-I loved the way you used up your bananas! :) Hi Sathya-It must definitely be banana season :) Your banana bread looks lovely-do let me know what you think of the Nigella one! Hi Cappucino-That's great to hear and thankyou! :) Hi Kathy-Thanks so much for sharing your recipe! I think Banana bread bake off could do with a round two in the future with all of these recipes. I like the sound of the dates in it. Dates in anything are good! :) Hi Maria-That’s too true and there’s nothing that can’t be enhanced with some butter *drools*

I am fairly demanding on my recipes in that if it doesn’t look like the picture or have a chance of looking like the picture or taste great I get incredibly disappointed and upset. Actually it happened with Nigella’s Feast book. I cooked about 7-8 recipes from there and they were disappointing so I hardly used it.

Janelle Bloom’s cake hasn’t got any butter and it’s lower in fat (although with coconut milk, it’s not quite low fat) but if you get a chance to make it, I’d love to know what you think! :)

Hi michelle-I loved the way you used up your bananas! :)

Hi Sathya-It must definitely be banana season :) Your banana bread looks lovely-do let me know what you think of the Nigella one!

Hi Cappucino-That’s great to hear and thankyou! :)

Hi Kathy-Thanks so much for sharing your recipe! I think Banana bread bake off could do with a round two in the future with all of these recipes. I like the sound of the dates in it. Dates in anything are good! :)

]]> By: Kathy http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/04/08/banana-bread-bake-off/#comment-3115 Kathy Tue, 08 Apr 2008 09:37:24 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/04/08/banana-bread-bake-off/#comment-3115 Yum!! I love bananana bread =P My friend Beth from Kentucky makes a mean banana bread. Hope you don't mind if I share the recipe :) 2 cup self rising flour (or 2 cups All purpose, 2 ½ tsp baking powder, 1 tsp salt) 2 med bananas sliced thin ½ cup butter softened 1 cup sugar 2 eggs ¼ tsp vanilla ¼ cup cold water ½ cup cut up dates (optional) ½ cup chopped walnuts (optional) Beat bananas until almost smooth. Cream butter and sugar, beat in eggs one at a time until fluffy, beat in vanilla and bananas, add flour, blend well. Add water, blend, stir in dates and walnuts. For bread loaves: Bake in greased pan at 350 for 65 to 70 minutes. Yum!! I love bananana bread =P My friend Beth from Kentucky makes a mean banana bread. Hope you don’t mind if I share the recipe :)

2 cup self rising flour (or 2 cups All purpose, 2 ½ tsp baking powder, 1 tsp salt)
2 med bananas sliced thin
½ cup butter softened
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
¼ tsp vanilla
¼ cup cold water
½ cup cut up dates (optional)
½ cup chopped walnuts (optional)

Beat bananas until almost smooth. Cream butter and sugar, beat in eggs one at a time until fluffy, beat in vanilla and bananas, add flour, blend well. Add water, blend, stir in dates and walnuts.

For bread loaves: Bake in greased pan at 350 for 65 to 70 minutes.

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