I've made plain banana breads, banana bread with chocolate bits, or with peanut butter, vegan banana breads, I've even developed my own low-fat recipe for the book, I have tried many variations, from soft and moist crumbed to rich and dense, and now I think I've finally found the best recipe for it, not low-fat but with a rich buttery taste -without being greasy or too rich. It's Mark Bittman's recipe, the man who introduced the world to the no-knead bread. I think banana bread is what I bake most often, after brownies. It's the perfect treat for any occasion and any time of the day and it's not usually too heavy on butter or oil. Sometimes I just wish some of our bananas (always fair-trade and organic) were left to go very brown and unedible, even by me -and I like my bananas with brown spots- just so I can justify baking it. There's something very comforting about it, its smell, its taste, its homely look. I may have overbaked this one a little ...
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