What’s Cooking in Gail’s Kitchen? The Color of Food: Xiangjiao Banana Bread! How’s this for a fancy word? For those who haven’t a clue, “xiangjiao” is actually Chinese for banana. And who doesn’t love bananas? A few years ago my grandson came to my house for a sleepover. I had been to the grocery store to get some of his favorite foods, in addition to a couple of new choices. Imagine my surprise when I presented him with a half-peeled yellow banana. He got a puzzled look on his face as he eagerly grabbed it and said, “Nana. Ba-Nana?” I smiled and gave him a giant hug before the air exploded into peals of laughter. There’s nothing sweeter than a toddler’s giggle.
XIANGJIAO BANANA BREAD
Ingredients:
1/2 cup butter, room temperature
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1/4 cup Greek yogurt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 ripe bananas, peeled and crushed
2 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/8 teaspoon sea salt
1/4 cup pecans, chopped
Topping: (optional)
1 ripe banana, sliced lengthwise
1 tablespoon chopped pecans
Instructions:
Preheat oven to 350°. Spray a loaf pan with a nonstick oil containing flour. Set aside. Cream together butter and sugar. Add eggs, Greek yogurt, vanilla extract, and crushed bananas. Mix well. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and sea salt. Add to the creamed mixture. Stir just until batter is combined. Do not over mix. Fold in chopped pecans. Pour into prepared pan. For topping, place the two halves of a ripe banana on top of the batter. Sprinkle with remaining chopped pecans. Bake one hour or until tester comes out clean. Cool 5 minutes and then remove banana bread from loaf pan. Cool longer on a wire rack.
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Don’t forget the cream cheese. 😜
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beautiful photograph and bread!
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Def crave-worthy for sharing. 🍌
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🙂
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Love the name!
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It keeps me on my toes, Lyn. 😊
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Yummy! Love banana bread.
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I switched it up by using pecans. Yum! 😍
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Oooh! I love pecans and haven’t used them before in banana bread. I love this Nana 🍌 Ba-Nana joke! 😀
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It was priceless, Robin. 🦋
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Looks so yummy, great recipe and cute story!!💗
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I smile every time I think of it, Ursula. 🍌
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” X-cellent” 🙂
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I like the way you think. Blessings. 🍌
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Aw, that must have been a precious moment with your grandson. However, I believe that might be the Mandarin way of saying banana. 🙂
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Yep, Rini. You are spot on. 🍌
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Beautiful story Gail, your grandson sounds like a little character 🙂 I love banana bread and love the addition of the pecans in it. 🙂
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Thanks, Lynne. 🙏🏻 It’s a memory I will always cherish. 🌸
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