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Any way to get another use out of banana bread?

Asked by josie (30934points) November 8th, 2014

I had some pretty ripe bananas so I decided to make banana bread. I am generally a good cook, but I got a little distracted and it baked a bit to long. It doesn’t totally suck, but it is certainly a little over done.
I hate to toss it.
Does banana bread have a second use?

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AstroChuck's avatar

Here is an alternate banana bread use. Start listening about 40 seconds in. (Prepare for swears)

Adirondackwannabe's avatar

I would suspect that would make some kick ass French toast.

gailcalled's avatar

Treat as biscotti and dunk into coffee, tea or hot chocolate.

reijinni's avatar

Can you patch your walls with it?

stanleybmanly's avatar

banana bread toast? butter it up. works for me!

Buttonstc's avatar

How about bread pudding? This would provide it with needed moisture.

Plus, Rum goes nicely with bananas so you could add some Rum to the liquid part of the custard in any standard recipe for bread pudding.

Once you have the ratio for the eggs to liquid for the custard down, it’s pretty easy to add in other bits of deliciousness like nuts or chocolate chip bits.

In addition, you could also make some type of rum/cream sauce or caramel sauce to pour over it once baked.

The nice thing is that bread pudding tastes delicious either hot or cold or anything in between.

The possibilities are limited only by your imagination.

BTW: when you say that it baked too long that it’s merely dried out rather than burnt.

If it’s burnt, there is really no way to get rid of that burnt taste. Nothing will disguise it. If it’s just some of the edges and the burnt taste isn’t permeating the whole loaf then just cutting off those parts should suffice.

Here2_4's avatar

Maybe use it like shortcake shells. Dump strawberries (or other berries) over it and topping. Now I have to go shop banana bread.

josie's avatar

This is all great stuff. Thanks alot.

Earthbound_Misfit's avatar

I too was thinking make some sort of bread and butter pudding but with banana bread. Or you could so a summer pudding where you use it to line a bowl and then fill the centre with fruit. The juices you use will help moisten the bread.

Then, invite us all round and we’ll bring some cream and some wine.

JLeslie's avatar

This reminds me if the I Love Lucy episode when Ricky fixes the car with Lucy’s leftover cooked pancake batter shaped like a rectangle with the pancake circles having been removed.

I’d probably add some icing to salvage it. A thin glaze will moisten it a bit and overcome the over cooked taste.

Tropical_Willie's avatar

I’m with @Adirondackwannabe kick-ass french toast.

Or soak it in Rum or Bourbon.

Adirondackwannabe's avatar

I’m with @Tropical_Willie Soak it and toast it.

gailcalled's avatar

I like most of the ideas here but the French toast. Dipping overcooked slices of banana bread in beaten eggs and milk, frying in melted butter and then covering with maple syrup? No thanks.

Adirondackwannabe's avatar

Well bite me then. You know I’m kidding. I was thinking it had possibilities, although there would be some challenges. But why not push it?

gailcalled's avatar

(Biting you, rather than the bb, sounds much tastier.)

Adirondackwannabe's avatar

You’re knee must be getting better. You’re getting feistier. Good for you.

gailcalled's avatar

(Hehehe. “Your”)

Adirondackwannabe's avatar

Oh shit, again. Sorry mods.

Pachy's avatar

Gosh, I can’t think of any better use than toasting it a bit and spreading on butter. Tum!

wildpotato's avatar

Modified Elvis special: peanut butter, banana slices and bacon with the banana bread as sandwich bread, then fry the whole shebang. Delicious.

AstroChuck's avatar

Your talkin’ ‘bout the Fool’s Gold Loaf, Jack. That’s a hollowed-out loaf of bread filled with the complete contents of a jar of creamy peanut butter, a jar of grape jelly, and a full pound of bacon. Thankyouverymuch.

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