Try Chrissy Teigen's famous banana bread recipe that set social media abuzz (2024)

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While the Great Depression may be behind us—at least the Depression of the 1930s—bakers across Maui continue to consider banana bread a must. “Banana bread was born of necessity,” the owner of Grandma's Coffee House (more below) says. “We had too many bananas, so we made bread.”

While the Great Depression may be behind us—at least the Depression of the 1930s—bakers across Maui continue to consider banana bread a must. “Banana bread was born of necessity,” the owner of Grandma's Coffee House (more below) says. “We had too many bananas, so we made bread.”

Once the loaf is fully cooled, wrap it in plastic wrap. Then, wrap the loaf in aluminum foil. This will ensure it's airtight and will keep the loaf from drying out and avoid freezer burn.

It doesn't get easier than grabbing a pack of foil loaf pans at the grocery store. Simply baked your banana bread, let it fully cool, then either cover with the plastic lid or slip the pan into a cellophane bag.

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The tldr; is that she needed 6 very ripe bananas to work on this recipe, but as you know you can not just buy overly ripe bananas at the store, so she went to Twitter and called on her followers.

Le says refrigerating banana bread will inhibit the growth of mold that can occur at room temperature and will increase its shelf life by up to a week. So if you need to store banana bread for more than a few days, choose the refrigerator.

The ideal place to store bananas is on a countertop, away from direct sunlight. They do well in cool, dry places and will continue to ripen when left at room temperature. What is the best way to keep bananas fresh longer? Once bananas are at their peak ripeness, you can store them in the fridge or freezer for later.

To solve that, my husband Jack shares a method he learned a long time ago – and that is to line your bread pan with parchment paper. Not only does the parchment prevent the outer edges from getting too dark and overcooked, but it also makes it easier to remove the cooked banana bread from the pan!

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Bake until golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean or a digital thermometer inserted into the center reads 200-205°F, about 55 to 65 minutes. Cool in the pan on a cooling rack for 15 minutes before removing the loaf from the pan to finish cooling completely.

The Importance of Keeping It Cool

Once the banana bread is done, it's necessary to let it sit in the baking pan for about 15 minutes and then transfer it to a plate where it will sit for a while longer.

Moisture is key when it comes to banana bread, and the ratio of flour to banana makes all the difference. If you use too much flour, you'll end up with dry bread. If you don't use enough, your bread will be too wet. The secret is actually in how you measure the flour.

Using baking powder instead of baking soda is an easy mistake to make that changes the flavor.

While it's okay if the banana peel is dark brown or even black, if the inside is too, then the fruit is beyond ripe and now on its way to rotten. Another sign that bananas have gone bad is if they start leaking any fluids. When in doubt, just toss the bananas out.

A little bit of good vanilla extract really brings out the banana flavor. Did you know that you can make this batter the night before, and bake it fresh in the morning?

Hawaii is the only place in the U.S. where bananas are grown commercially, although at one time they were also grown in southern California and Florida.

The banana is not native to Hawaii, but as the authors of The World of Bananas in Hawai'i: Then and Now demonstrate, it has a long and rich history worth telling. Most of the bananas currently grown in the archipelago are familiar types (such as Cavendish, Bluggoe, Pome and Red) that were introduced after 1850.

Banana bread recipes emerged in cookbooks across North America when baking powder became available in grocery stores in the 1930s. Some food historians believe banana bread was a byproduct of the Great Depression as resourceful housewives did not wish to throw away overripe bananas.

Legend (a.k.a. the brand's FAQ section) has it that Hawaii native Robert Taira started baking batches of these doughy breads in Hilo in the 1950s, before moving the operation to Honolulu, then California, where he rolled out distribution nationwide.