There's one recipe in my family that consistently gets rave reviews from anyone who tries it.That's the banana bread. The real appeal, so it seems, is that it is not too sweet like many others. It's just sweet enough. You can taste the banana, not all gussied up with sugar.
No one seems to know exactly where the recipe came from, but my family members on my mom's side remember older ancestors making it. My grandmother baked it all the time when we were little. She liked to dress it up with candied fruit at Christmas. Lots of people like it with chocolate chips. I prefer walnuts.
A few years ago a male friend of mine - a particularly big fan of the banana bread - asked me what spices were in it to make it so superior to any other. That's when it dawned on me.
This was like a trade secret. Something that could make me more marketable in social circles.
Why should I let anyone duplicate it?
That was the moment I decided that from then on out the banana bread recipe would remain top secret. Kind of like insurance. And I'm a stick to my values kind of girl. No blog will change that.
So I guess you'll just have to just admire the picture, and if you're lucky someday I might make you some of it : )
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