food lab #8: Banana Bread

Banana Bread

• What is your biggest ‘take away’ or lesson that you learned during this food lab?

My biggest take away from this food lab was to NEVER EVER bake banana bread without adding baking powder because if you do not, your banana bread will be a thin, not fluffy, miserable cake- like thing that does not look good at ALL! Also, I learned every time we have a food lab, we should choose a checking- person who reads the recipe carefully and makes sure that each step is followed perfectly.

• Who might be interested or enjoy your dish? Why or why not? Be specific. (ie. children if colorful, etc...

This dessert is a joy- bringer! it is a dish that everyone can enjoy in any age! It would be a great choice for people who love having picnics! Also, it would be a really good homemade gift to give to your new neighbor or if your invited to a party. Also children will love it because it tastes so good because of the natural flavor of bananas and also is eatable with all kinds of juices and drinks such as tea, coffee or milk. High school students can make it and sell it to raise funds for charities because it is easy to make and most of the people like its taste. All and all, it can be interesting for most of the people who enjoy a simple, delicious dessert.

• How can you add your own creativity to personalize the dish?

As we did in this food lab, you can add chocolate chips and oats to make it something more than a simple banana bread. also you can serve it with jam, butter or nutella for more flavor!you can also add nuts such as hazel nuts or peanuts to create a stronger flavor. Also you can add coffee powder to it to create a banana- coffee flavor which can be interesting for some. you can also put some sliced pieces of banana when you are pouring it in to the molds which gives you a texture of the actual bananas.