{"id":288,"date":"2020-12-02T18:14:38","date_gmt":"2020-12-02T18:14:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.peggycooks.ohpeggy.net\/?p=288"},"modified":"2026-09-19T16:13:31","modified_gmt":"2026-09-19T16:13:31","slug":"bananas-were-harmed-in-the-making-of-this-banana-bread","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.peggycooks.ohpeggy.net\/?page_id=288","title":{"rendered":"Bananas were harmed in the making of this Banana Bread."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Banana Bread &#8211; Straight-up Betty Crocker recipe from the 1976 version of the Betty Crocker Cookbook. There doesn&#8217;t appear to be a publishing mark in the book, but this is the cookbook I bought for Peggy in Christmas of 1976, the year we were married. My mother had a Betty Crocker cookbook, and by gum, Peggy would have one, too. This is one well-used cookbook!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.peggycooks.ohpeggy.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_3087-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.peggycooks.ohpeggy.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_3087-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.peggycooks.ohpeggy.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_3087-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/www.peggycooks.ohpeggy.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_3087-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/www.peggycooks.ohpeggy.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_3087-600x800.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.peggycooks.ohpeggy.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG_3087.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">I thought I had a better photo&#8230;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2 1\/2 C All-purpose flour (325 g)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 C granulated sugar (200 g)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>3 1\/2 t baking POWDER (that&#8217;s 1 T, 1\/2 t for those keeping score at home) (18 g)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 t salt (7 g)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>3 T salad oil (I used canola) (34 g)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>3\/4 C milk (175 ml)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>3 bananas, mashed up (about 1 C) [1][2] (450 g)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 egg<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 C chopped nuts (I use pecans or walnuts) (150 g)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Preheat oven to 350F. Grease and flour two small loaf pans (or one large loaf pan).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mash the bananas with a fork, leaving the result lumpy. I mix by hand to avoid extra cleanup, add in the oil, egg, and milk. Add the sugar, nuts, and salt. Mix in the flour and baking powder, combining all well. I&#8217;ve taken to using a pastry cutter to mash the bananas. It&#8217;s easier than a fork.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Divide batter evenly between the two pans. If you&#8217;re an annoying geek like me, you&#8217;ll use a kitchen scale to get the weights equal. To within a few grams, actually :).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bake for 50 &#8211; 60 minutes, until a skewer or knife inserted in the center of the loaf comes out clean.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Please. Let it rest for a few minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Enjoy!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[1] While the original recipe calls for 1 cup of mashed banana (about 2-3 medium), I find that there is no such thing as a medium banana. Also, as an engineer (and a damned Yankee), I don&#8217;t like waste, so I use three bananas. It&#8217;s <em>about <\/em>a cup. I know. Betty Crocker is rolling in her fictional grave.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Update for 2025: I find I typically use four bananas in this recipe now. It&#8217;s kind of banana-overload bread. It&#8217;s lush, sticky, and totally decadent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Update for 2026: I now use approximately 450 grams of banana in a batch, and I call it &#8220;Too Much Banana Bread&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Banana Bread &#8211; Straight-up Betty Crocker recipe from the 1976 version of the Betty Crocker Cookbook. 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