Banana Bread-Jasmine Terry

Banana Bread

Ingredients:
2 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup butter

3/4 cup brown sugar

2 eggs, beaten

2 1/3 cups mashed overripe bananas

Directions:
1.) Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan.

2.) In a large bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt. In a separate bowl, cream together butter and brown sugar. Stir in eggs and mashed bananas until well blended. Stir banana mixture into flour mixture; stir just to moisten. Pour batter into prepared loaf pan.

3.)Bake in preheated oven for 60 to 65 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into center of the loaf comes out clean. Let bread cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack.

Preparation Method:
For this recipe I did exactly what the recipe told me to do. The finished product turned out perfect, just how I wanted it to turn out. The mixing method I used for this recipe was the muffin method. I had to combine all the dry ingredients separate from the wet ingredients. Then I had to combine those together but make sure I didn't mix until smooth or I would change the breads texture. If I would have over mixed, the bread would be less airy and become dense. Also over mixing it causes more gluten to form with more gluten the tougher the bread will be. It wouldn't taste as good and wouldn't be fluffy. I really made sure that I followed the recipe and read it carefully so I didn't mess up the banana bread. The texture inside the finished product turned out excellent because I didn't over mix.

Critique:
My banana bread turned out light and airy. The light brown of the bread and the cracks on the top just made you want to dig right into it. The inside was just so perfectly holy it was the perfect texture. Smelling the sweetness just made your mouth water. The texture was so moist and fluffy I couldn't get enough. Every bit of the squishy bread just tasted so sweet and you could taste the banana in it. I kept going back for more of the crumbly, chewy and luscious banana bread.

Assessment:
In my free time I would make this again because it was fun and easy to bake. I was very proud of my outcome and would like to succeed making this again. I learned that you really need to make sure you read your recipe correctly and carefully to make sure you don't over mix or mess something else up. Therefore, I would like to make this recipe again and have another good outcome.