Three weeks ago it was 30 degrees Celsius (84 Fahrenheit?) in the UK. In October. That's like saying there were herds of wildebeest running through the Yorkshire Dales, it just doesn't happen.Fast forward to today and its 6 degrees (42 Fahrenheit I think), which is much more normal but also a shock, coming so soon after nice weather. So now it's time to cook roasts and bake cakes and anything else that gives me an excuse to stand next to a hot oven :D
A few weeks ago I discovered that one of the local corner shops discounts their bananas to 10p on a monday morning to get rid of them before the new stock arrives. Logically - cheap brown bananas = tasty banana bread time. In a lovely bit of coincidence my friend KKHymn had the same idea on the other side of the planet, check out her post here.
Since I also suffer from a chronic illness I have to pick simple recipes too. For me the American 'cup' measurement system is a huge amount of faff compared to just using scales, plus I don't eat nuts so I chose a different recipe - Shelley's Banana Banana Bread from AllRecipes.com. I find it very difficult to clean blenders and such so I just mashed the banana into chunks with a fork. I think that helped keep the bread nice and moist without the addition of soured cream. I did throw in some vanilla extract though. The real secret of fantastic banana bread? Smear a thick layer of nutella on it. That's true for most things though.
