Posts Tagged ‘Banana’

Black and White Banana Loaf

Tuesday, August 5th, 2008
The biggest challenge when making banana bread is getting a hold of ripe bananas, well, not just ripe, but spotty and brown. There are thoes rare lucky days when I find them at the store usually piled to the side or below the display of pristine yellow and green clusters of fresh youthful looking bananas with perfect skin. Though they look fresh and beautiful, they require days of ripening before even being ready to eat out of hand and many more days before reaching the stage of baking-worthy ripeness. The spotted old bananas cast aside from the display of glamour bananas are a glorious find when planning to bake.

 

photo by David Peterman

photo by David Peterman

This week’s Tuesdays with Dorie baking task selected by Ashlee of A Year in the Kitchen found me, unfortunately, short of such luck at the store and a bit short on time for baking-worthy ripeness to develop on my bananas, I proceeded none-the-less. Despite not having the perfect banana situation I managed to make some very tasty banana bread. What made this recipe delicious and unique is the addition of nutmeg. What is so lovely and surprising is the nutmeg hangs back letting you experience the chocolate and banana flavors before revealing itself. It is such a delightful bloom of flavor at the finish of each bite.

I found the chocolate portion of the bread less interesting. I suspect if I had a stronger banana flavor from truly ripe bananas, the chocolate flavor would have been better balanced and integrated with the banana flavor in a more interesting way. Either way I found myself coming back for more.

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