Going Bananas Over Banana Bread Recipes

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Bananas came from and were eaten in Southeast Asia, most likely around the Malaysian region. People first used them around 2,000 B.C. However, wheat and other grains wasn't common in that region and bread was not one of the usual meals therefore; first banana bread recipe didn't come from there.

The ancient Greeks were we think the ones who invented the first banana bread recipe. Although the yellow fruit was not native in Mediterranean, they have been many references to the bananas. One most notable example is in the book Historia Plantarum, loosely translated as ‘The History of Plants', by a Theophrastus, a Greek naturalist philosopher. The Greeks already had a reputation for mixing bread with honey and other fruits. Why not bananas?

Modern banana bread recipe was developed in the 1930's. It grew popular with the advent of baking powder and quick bread. Sodium bicarbonate was used instead of yeast as a leavening agent because quick bread rises a lot faster compared to bread that is baked using yeast, which can take hours.

Banana bread gained popularity in the 1960's when home cooking was fast becoming ...
... the fad. Aside from that, several different variations of banana bread recipe were also invented. Bakeries added nuts, chocolate chips and other fruits into the old fashioned banana bread to produce more different tasted. There's also a vegan version, where the eggs are replaced with soy.

Now, an article about snacks should have delicious banana bread recipe included so here we go.

To make , you'll need:
- one (1) cup white flour,
- half (1/2) cup wheat flour,
- one and a half (1 1) tsp. baking powder,
- quarter (1/4) tsp. baking soda,
- quarter (1/4) tsp. cinnamon,
- one-eighth (1/8) tsp. salt,
- one (1) egg,
- one (1) cup mashed banana (3 medium),
- two-thirds (2/3) cup sugar,
- quarter (1/4) cup canola oil,
- one (1) tsp. lemon zest (optional),
- half (1/2) cup chopped pecans (optional)

First, grease the baking pan and set aside. In a mixing bowl, mix the flours, baking soda, cinnamon and salt and make a well in the center. Combine the eggs, bananas, sugar, oil and lemon zest in a separate bowl. Mix the two together and stir till you get an evenly wet mixture. Add nuts if you like them. Spoon batter into the pan and bake at 350 for around 50 minutes.

To check if it's baked, poke it with a fork and if it comes out clean, it's done. Now just sprinkle brown sugar on top and your banana bread recipe is finished.