banana glut

tigermatt

Lyndsay_21 wrote:

bought loads of bananas from the market today just wondered if somebody had a tried and tested recipe for banana bread.
Also anything else i could make...dont say banana muffins as whenever i make muffins they turn out horrible.

Have a look at http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/bluepeter/active/bakes/bake_bananabread.shtml for what looks like a great recipe using Banana Bread. Not sure what they turn out like - i have never tried them!

Hope it helps!

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Useful links:
Site mentioned in post - http://www.bbc.co.uk/cbbc/bluepeter/active/bakes/bake_bananabread.shtml

Google Search - Banana Bread: http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=banana+bread&meta=
Google Search UK Sites only - Banana Bread - http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=banana+bread&btnG=Search&meta=cr%3DcountryUK%7CcountryGB

Another site with a few recipes - http://recipes.allinfoabout.com/side_dishes/bread/sweet_bread/bananabread_index.html

Bargain_Rzl

The one on the Old Style recipe index is yummy. However you do need really mushy bananas (if they're not overripe and you can't wait, freeze them and then defrost them) and also I find that it needs twice as much cooking time as it says in the recipe.

It is delicious though! I took it to a "bring something to share" buffet with lots of very posh people, and it was a hit!

LilacLillie

Oooh.............I agree. I went out especially today and bought 10lb bag (£1), of bananas, just to make this OS recipe. Now I have to wait till they get a bit mushy, no room in the freezer.
I made 4 batches last time, and seeing as no-one in my family likes, or eats cake, I cut it into individual portions and froze it.
Now when anyone pops in, I take a piece out.
Its excellent!
LL

Bargain_Rzl wrote:

The one on the Old Style recipe index is yummy. However you do need really mushy bananas (if they're not overripe and you can't wait, freeze them and then defrost them) and also I find that it needs twice as much cooking time as it says in the recipe.

It is delicious though! I took it to a "bring something to share" buffet with lots of very posh people, and it was a hit!

Lyndsay_21

thanks will look on there last time i made it from another recipe it wasn't cooked in the time then i kept fiddling with it opening the oven etc.. still tasted nice though. cant wait to make some more yummy.

Ticklemouse

I went to make a banana and walnut loaf on Sunday. All OK until I went to add the walnuts - all gone. So, I made a banana and brazil nut loaf. Have to say that it's divine - I always have to have 2 pieces

As for buying too may bananas at once - you know what it's like. If you buy 3, then 4 are wanted that day. If you buy 12, then no-one wants them Also, I tend to buy Tesco value ones when they are still green and you get loads in a bag. My DS2 would eat 3 or 4 some days, if I let him

Lulubells

Hi,

Does anyone have a trick to quickly ripen banana's, mine are currently quite green but need to be more ripened for the banana cake I want to make - any ideas ? Thanks

funky_phantom

Put it in a brown bag and leave it in the fridge.
This will accelerate the ripening process.

Katykat

OK, I do my "big shop" at weekends, buy lots of fruit including approx 12-14 bananas. However, the banana fairy tends to eat them all by tuesday( with help from OH & daughter) and then I have to go to local shop to get more. They are more expensive there. I've tried buying more at Asda but they go off by midweek, even though I get green ones. If I keep them in garage in winter, they go grey and are still inedible. So--- does anyone know how to store green bananas for a few days wothout them ripening too quickly, or turning grey because of the cold. It's not a big deal in the grand scheme of things, but anything that can save me money, time & effort is appreciated.

16011996

don't put them in a fruit bowl with other fruit, try keeping them in a bowl on top shelf of a cupboard, mine last 5-7 days doing that. hth

160

Ticklemouse

As 160 says Basically, bananas give off a gas which ripens fruit faster - that's why you put other fruit with bananas if you want them to ripen quickly. They are also affected by the natural gases of other fruits. If you leave them in their bag, that's why they ripen faster. So, if left cool, dark and with plenty of air circulating they ripen more slowly.

My MIL always wraps hers in a tea towel and puts them in a cupboard, she swears this makes them last longer.