Banana bread

Banana bread is a type of bread that is made with mashed fully ripe bananas. It is often a moist, sweet, cake-like quick bread; however, there are some banana bread recipes that are traditional-style yeast breads.

History

Banana bread first became a standard feature of American cookbooks with the popularization of baking soda and baking powder in the 1930s, appeared in Pillsbury's 1933 Balanced Recipes cookbook, and later gained more acceptance with the release of the original Chiquita Banana's Recipe Book in 1950.

Variations

• Banana raisin bread
• Banana nut bread - chopped nuts, often walnuts or pecans, are added to the recipe.
• Chocolate chip banana bread - chocolate chips are added to the recipe.