Banana bread

Banana breadis a type of sweet bread or cake made from mashedbananas.It is often a moist and sweetquick breadbut some recipes are yeast raised.

Banana bread

Type	Sweetbread
Place of origin	United States
Main ingredients	Bananas,wheat,water,sugar
Variations	Banana raisin bread, banana nut bread, chocolate chip banana bread
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History

Bananas appeared in the US in the 1870s, but it took a while for them to appear as ingredients in desserts. Banana bread recipes emerged in cookbooks across North America whenbaking powderbecame available in grocery stores in the 1930s. Some food historians believe banana bread was a byproduct of theGreat Depressionas resourceful housewives did not wish to throw away overripe bananas. Others believe that banana bread was developed in corporate kitchens to promote flour and baking soda products.Banana bread experienced a resurgence in popularity in 2020 during theCOVID-19 pandemiclockdowns.

In thePhilippines,banana bread is usually called "banana cake." It was introduced during theAmerican colonial period of the Philippinesas the Philippines became a top banana supplier.

February 23 is National Banana Bread Day in the United States.

Variations

• Banana raisin bread
• Banana nut bread (often featuring choppednuts,such aswalnuts,pecansoralmonds)
• Chocolate chip banana bread (featuringchocolate chips)
• Banana breadmuffins
• Banana crumble bread
• Veganbanana bread (made without eggs or dairy products)
• Blueberrybanana bread (or other fruits such asraspberryororangeto add additional flavours)

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  Banana bread
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  Chocolate chip banana bread
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  Blueberry banana bread
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  Filipinobanana bread (often called "banana cake" )

See also

• Banana cake
• Bánh chuối,a banana cake from Vietnam
• List of American breads
• List of banana dishes
• List of quick breads
• List of sweet breads
• Pumpkin bread
• Zucchini bread
• Carrot bread