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I have always loved to bake, and began baking at about age 10. When I was in my twenties, I was ready to move along to more difficult areas such making banana bread. My mom had passed away when I was
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My First Banana Bread

posted at 9/15/2008 7:20 AM EDT
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I have always loved to bake, and began baking at about age 10. When I was in my twenties, I was ready to move along to more difficult areas such making banana bread. My mom had passed away when I was 17, and I had her cookbook to look to when I was ready to tackle any type of recipe. This cookbook is a 1968 Betty Crocker hard cover. It is like a Bible to Cooking for me!
I found a recipe for homemade banana bread in the cookbook which Mom had clipped from a newspaper, and I don't know just how old it is but I believe it be pretty old. I think it may be from the 1940's.
After looking over the ingredients and directions I was sure I could make this banana bread, no problem! Little did I know...
I followed the directions exactly, but something must have been wrong because the loaf was so heavy it could have been used as a doorstop! I don't know if I accidentally added too much flour or what, it was a long time ago. But I do remember how hard it was to mix that heavy, sticky dough by hand and then how heavy each loaf was when they came out of the oven!
I put the recipe away, embarassed by my "brick banana bread" and did not attempt to make banana bread again for a couple of years.
When I did try it again, the bread came out perfectly and it is now on my "most requested" list from friends and family!
Whatever happened I couldn't say. But I am truly honored I can re-create my Mom's save recipe so well that it is a favorite for everyone!
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posted at 7/9/2011 8:05 AM EDT
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Too bad you couldn't figure out what went wrong with the first batch.  But I am glad you were brave enough to try it again.  Your Mom is smiling down on you every day.
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posted at 7/9/2011 10:08 AM EDT
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nice story
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Re: My First Banana Bread

posted at 7/9/2011 12:02 PM EDT
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I've had similar first time baking disasters too.  I was about 12 at the time and thought I could make a cake without any assistance from mom.   So when she wasn't in the house I made one.   My first cake was made from a box mix .  When it was done, it hadn't risen and had holes throughout it like swiss cheese and was very rubbery.  My brother, Mike, was the only one to eat it.  Yes, Mikey will eat anything as the old commercial used to say.
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