Banana Bread For Breakfast

It worked, but as usual, next time will probably be even better. I think that roasting the bananas did bring out a little bit more of their flavor, as well as making the house smell very banana-y, but next time I will keep them in the oven for even longer, until they ("and the brown sugar they rode in on") start to carmelize a bit more. As far as taste and texture goes...I had a slice last night while it was still warm, and I thought it was a bit dry, but today it really was quite moist and delicious. The cinnamon was barely detectable, but it worked. If you happen to have a spice grinder, I do recommend grinding a cinnamon stick - the difference between freshly ground and the stuff you buy at the grocery is noticeable.

Here's the recipe that I actually ended up putting in the oven...it's the recipe my mother recommended (with a few changes):

Roasted Banana Bread, 2 loaves

Bananas..............................4 1/2 cups, sliced

Butter................................1 cup (divided)

Brown Sugar........................4 Tbs

Sugar.................................1 3/4 cups

Eggs..................................4

AP Flour.............................4 cups

Baking Soda.........................2 tsp

Salt...................................1/2 tsp

Cinnamon............................1 tsp

Vanilla Ex............................1 tsp

(I didn't add any nuts - because some people are weird about nuts - but I do think that some toasted pecans would be good. I'd say about a cup would be the right amount.)

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

2. Put the bananas in a baking dish, dot with 4 Tbl of the butter, and the brown sugar.

3. Cook for 30-45 minutes, until soft and bubbly.

4. Let cool completely.

5. Sift together the dry ingredients.

6. Cream together the remaining butter and the sugar.

7. Add the vanilla and eggs, one at a time, mixing thoroughly after each addition, scraping the bowl as necessary.

8. Quickly but thoroughly mix in the dry ingredients.

9. Divide between 2 greased loaf pans and bake for approx. 1 hour 15 min.