Cinnamon Swirl Bread Attempt and Banana Bread
I made the Walter Sands white bread from King Arthur in October and tried doing a swirl. I rolled my dough a wee bit too thin in the middle, but it was offset by having a pocket of sugar peeking out at the end. It was gone in 3 days. The only problem I had was that the swirl kept separating from the bread. It was not fun to pull it out of the toaster.
And today I made a variation of the Better Banana Bread but with a few changes using a recipe from one of Mimi Fix's books. If came out really good. Lightly dense, but not fall apart-y or rubbery.
My Changes:
1. I forgot the butter, but #2 made up for it I guess
2. I used 8oz of sour cream (full fat) in place of the yogurt
3. I used 3 medium bananas at 320g total
4. Brown Sugar 120g which is about 2/3c packed
5. I did use the 1.5cups (180g) of all purpose flour, but I used 30g (1/4c) each of whole wheat and rye. Not enough rye flavor came through, maybe just 60g of Rye next time.
6. I upped the salt to 1tsp
7. I upped the baking soda to 1 tsp since I cut out the baking powder
8. I used 1 tsp of cinnamon. Not enough, maybe use 2tsp next time.
9. Finally I used 1/2c each of dark chocolate chips and peanut butter chips (Reeses has PB chips in the baking aisle now!)
Here is the recipe with my changes:
2 eggs
3 medium bananas (320g)
1 cup (8oz) of sour cream, full fat
2/3 packed brown sugar (120g)
1.5 cups (180g) All purpose Flour
1/4 cup (30g) Whole Wheat Flour
1/4 cup (30g) Rye Flour
1 tsp of Salt
1 tsp Baking Soda
1 tsp of Cinnamon (not enough to taste it over the chocolate unfortunately)
1/2 cup dark chocolate chips
1/2 cup peanut butter chips
I used 3 dark, small loaf pans (5"x3"x1.5") so I baked it at 325F for about 40 minutes. It was still under cooked at 30 minutes. Use the same directions as the Better Banana Bread above.
Comments
Often a problem. Did you see this KAF hints page?
Thank you, I had not seen that. I will read it later. I just followed the Tips part of the recipe that said to use butter, cinnamon and sugar.It called for brown sugar, but I already had white sugar and cinnamon mixed up so I used that instead. I also may have over proofed it as well. I let it rise above the pan so I squashed it down gently before putting it in the oven.
Edit: I just read it. It says to NOT use butter, which is what the recipe said to do. That's confusing, but I'll be using an egg wash next time. :)
That’s a great article Gary, thanks for sharing it.
Benny
Your loaves look delicious! I’d love a slice of the banana bread right now.
Benny
Thanks Benny. We are starting the 2nd loaf of banana bread tomorrow. My kids would eat it all in one day if I let them, so I froze the other two so I wouldn't have to take it out right away. :)
(Edited to take out the unnecessary ramble.)