I've really gotten into baking lately

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banana bread

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Recipe?
I’ve never found one that came out like my Grandmas

I love to bake. I made a chocolate bday cake awhile back from scratch. Four layer round cake. That thing weighed at least 10-12 pounds. It was so freaking good. About to start making homemade sourdough.

My wife is the baker, and a good one. I mainly cook savory stews and stuff like that, but I have tried baking a few simple things (don't want to step on her toes and I dare not touch her mixer.)

I have done the simple Irish Soda Bread and things like bread pudding and some savory pies. I did make some pecan pies recently. The first was not good -- mainly because I was using a Golden Eagle Syrup recipe designed for Alabama and I was in New Mexico at 5300 feet. I made the right adjustments and the second one was good.

I am interested in trying more bread baking.

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Recipe?
I’ve never found one that came out like my Grandmas

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Here's my go-to recipe for one loaf:

2 very ripe bananas
3/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup shortening
1 egg
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. baking powder
2 cups all purpose flour + a little to dust your baking pan
1/2 cup sour cream
1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts

Put the bananas, sour cream, sugar, egg and shortening in a bowl and beat until well blended. Then add the flour, baking soda, baking powder and nuts. Mix well until well blended.

Lightly grease a loaf pan and lightly coat the pan with a very thin layer of flour so the bread releases easily when done.

Bake at 325 for 50 minutes-----use a toothpick inserted in the loaf in various places to make sure it is done. The toothpick should come out clean. If not, bake it in 2 minute intervals and check again.

When done, remove from the pan and place on a cooling rack to cool.

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I am interested in trying more bread baking.

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Here's a recipe for an herb/parmesan bread I baked today.

2 cups warm water
2 packs dry active yeast---.25 oz. each---1/2 oz. total
2 tbsp. sugar
2 tsp. salt
2 tbsp. melted butter
1/2 cup plus 1 tbsp. parmesan cheese
1 1/2 tbsp. dried organo
4 1/4 cups all-purpose flour

Sprinkle yeast into the warm water and make sure it is well mixed, then let sit as you put together the other ingredients.

In a large bowl, put the sugar, salt, butter, 1/2 cup cheese, oregano and 3 cups flour. Add the yeast and water mixture. Mix this until it is well blended and smooth----about 2 minutes.

Add the rest of the flour and beat it in until smooth. Cover and let rise in a warm spot for 45 minutes.

Grease and lightly flour a loaf pan and set the oven for 375 degrees. Beat down the dough, pour it into the pan and let it rise a bit more while the oven comes to heat. Sprinkle the last tablespoon of parmesan on top of the dough and bake for 55 minutes.

When done, the top of the loaf will be hard when tapped. Remove from the pan and put the loaf on a cooling rack.

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I’ve never found one that came out like my Grandmas

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I feel this way about tea cakes. My grandma made such simple ones that were so good but I have not been able to find a recipe that tastes the same.

Thanks for both the banana bread recipes

Easy focaccia bread

This is extremely simple & is really good

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Here's a recipe for an herb/parmesan bread I baked today.

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Thanks. I will try that. It sounds good.

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Thanks. I will try that. It sounds good.

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I baked a turkey for Mother's Day and baked this bread on Monday. We've been eating turkey sandwiches for the past couple days and it's been great using that bread.