Project 358: Day 21

Before heading to Grandma Kim's this past weekend, Evan insisted that we make a loaf of banana bread for her. We used the following recipe, which we found on VegFamily.com:

Ingredients:

• 5 ripe bananas
• 1 cup vegan sugar (Of course, regular sugar would work just fine. In fact, I'm not really sure what vegan sugar is.)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 cups whole wheat flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 cup water

Directions:

In a large bowl, mash bananas with sugar and vanilla until combined and creamy. Then mix in the water.

In a smaller bowl, sift together the flour, soda, powder and cinnamon.

Add the dry to wet and stir until just mixed. You don't want to over mix or the bread will be dry.

Pour batter into sprayed loaf pan and bake in preheated 350*F oven for one hour. Your house will smell so good you will be tempted to take it out a few minutes earlier but don't or it won't be done on the inside.

We followed this recipe to the letter a few weeks back and it turned out really well: moist, sweet, delicious. However, this time I decided to add a pinch of salt and, at Evan's request, about a half-cup of chopped dried apricots. I also omitted the 1/4 cup of water, although not on purpose. Baking with children is distracting! I think the loaf turned out even better this time 'round.

Day 21: Ta da!