Banana Republic

[dotinthesky]

Does anyone know a good recipe for banana cake? I bought about 20 bananas for £1 and now I need to do something with them before they go bad!

Yes, I know I can Google search, but I'd rather try a recipe you know well and love. Cheers. :-)

Comments

[sublimevisions.livejournal.com]

this banana bread is my favourite.

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Banana-Sour-Cream-Bread/Detail.aspx

[izzybees]

banana bread is best with bananas that are already turning black, so relax and eat at your own pace. :)

[sublimevisions.livejournal.com]

this is also true

[blu-bear.livejournal.com]

Yes! Me and a friend went through a phase of making banana bread/cake every day at uni and scoffing the whole thing together the same evening.

Our recipe was a bit ad-hoc but went something like this:

Cream 4oz sugar with 4oz butter
Add 2 eggs and mix
Stir in 2oz flour, and 4 over ripe bananas, peeled and mashed.
1sp baking soda.
Chop up some walnuts and add them too.

Stick in the oven for about 30 mins and take out to cool.

Make icing using icing sugar and warm water and spread over the top.

Guzzle while warm :)

[yearning.livejournal.com]

mine is similar:

cream 1/2 cup of butter (240g) with 1 cup of sugar.
add an egg, 5 tbsp of milk and some vanilla (flavour or sugar)

mix in a separate bowl first: 2 cups of flour, 1 tsp of baking powder and 1/2 tsp of salt.

mix all together and add four (or so) ripe bananas.

bake for an hour at 175°.

(I like to mix half of the dough with the bananas and the other half with cocoa powder, than layer it, more or less, into a casserole dish and bake, that's really nice.)

[blu-bear.livejournal.com]

Actually I think yours sounds better. I think mine might be a little watery..

[desayuno-ingles.livejournal.com]

OMG! I can't believe how long it took me to realize that this 175 degree marker must be CELSIUS! It's already been in a 350 Fahrenheit oven for 40 minutes, now I have to go convert Celsius to Fahrenheit and see what I get.

P.S. The batter is delicious, already. I added 1 tsp cinnamon & some freshly ground nutmeg.

[kirstenlj.livejournal.com]

These banana bran muffins (http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/database/bananabranmuffins_77392.shtml) are really yummy and keep well in an air tight container.

[millionreasons.livejournal.com]

http://www.waitrose.com/recipe/Banana_Bread_With_Cinnamon_And_Chopped_Nuts.aspx

[iejw.livejournal.com]

My main handy hint is to let them go nearly bad. The browner they are, then the better the flavour of whatever you make of them…

Made a fab banana loaf a while back, but can’t remember where I got the recipe… Used spelt flour though, and was especially delish.

[desayuno-ingles.livejournal.com]

Really? Damn, I'd be interested to try that b/c I want to prove myself wrong that spelt is disgusting.

[iejw.livejournal.com]

Ooooh! Spelt is great!

Gives a dense, nutty texture, which is exactly what you want in a banana loaf…

[desayuno-ingles.livejournal.com]

I've only had spelt bread which was dry and horrid. Are you allergic to wheat or just a grain-o-phile?

[iejw.livejournal.com]

I’m just obsessed with food!

Plus it’s supposed to be the super-grain solution to all our grain related worries, so thought I should give it a try…

[desayuno-ingles.livejournal.com]

Really? I'd not heard that.

Then do you like quinoa? Millet? Kashi? They're such yummy grains! And a guy I once dated, who was allergic to wheat, would use brown rice (I use super good, nutty brown rice) instead of pasta with a really good homemade sauce. Delish!

[iejw.livejournal.com]

I think it's something about it being ancient and robust, so being easy to grow sustainably... Plus being high in good stuff and low in bad stuff...

Like quinoa, not used millet and never heard of Kashi! Love to use bulgar wheat and barley though...

[desayuno-ingles.livejournal.com]

Yeah, and if you like experimenting you should check out TVP (texturized vegetable protein) which can be used to make an amazing chili.

Kashi's an interesting grain, big like bulgar wheat.

[iejw.livejournal.com]

Is that anything like Quorn?

I quite like all that kind of thing, but the b/f gets huffy unless he gets proper meat….

[desayuno-ingles.livejournal.com]

LOL! Well, you can occasionally use TVP instead of proper meat. I'm not a vegetarian, I like my meat, too. *wink wink nudge nudge*

Isn't quorn made out of fungus? I remember hearing about that stuff.

[iejw.livejournal.com]

Yeah - that's the stuff... Actually, seem to remember it was launched in the US and the media got upset about it for some reason. It's actually rather nice!

[desayuno-ingles.livejournal.com]

yeah! i think people were freaking out over it being mycological in origin. for some odd reason. my boyfriend says it's salty. he lived in the UK for a while and ate the quorn chick'n patties.

[psyfi.livejournal.com]

I guess you've already done something with the banana by now eh? Malaysian favourite would be 'cekodok' or deep fried banana pancakes. However, it's not very healthy for people on diet.
Over riped bananas - mashed
Add 1 egg
Add in flour, 1 tbs of soda bicarbonate and water (till the batter becomes a bit
thicker than pancake better).
Then, use a spoon to scoop the batter (make into small balls) and deep fry in a pan, until golden brown.

[commonpeople.livejournal.com]

I still haven't used the bananas... I ended up just eating them. :-)

But thank you for the recipe anyway.