I have scores of cookbooks that contain beautiful and delicious sounding recipes for desserts but I don't ever make them. Why not? Because I never plan my baking encounters and so never shop with a specific dessert recipe in mind. This means that I need to develop a series of recipes that contain pantry staples to quell that late night desire to bake (and consume) something sweet. And the first instalment is a basic, pantry-friendly, vegan banana bread!
Basic Banana Bread
1/4 cup vegetable shortening
3 medium bananas
1/2 cup sugar
1 1/3 cup flour
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
Preheat oven to 375 C and lightly oil a loaf pan.
Mix together shortening, bananas, and sugar until well combined. This is easily done in a stand mixer.
Add in flour, baking powder, and baking soda. Fold together by hand until no dry flour remains. The batter will be quite dry and stiff.
Put batter into loaf pan and arrange in an even layer.
Bake for 40 minutes.
Chocolate Banana Bread: Replace 1/3 of the flour with cocoa powder.
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