Banana pecan bread. No egg.

This one is a huge family favorite. Baking in my family proves to be a challenge because my Indian family tends to fuss about adding egg. This is a perfect banana bread recipe eliminating egg. You can also make it vegan without the buttermilk.

In honor of my first half-marathon, my awesome co-worker brought in a huge bunch of bananas. Bananas for calcium before my big race day, for the uninitiated. Bananas were delicious before the race but quickly turned over-ripe. Turns out over-ripe bananas work perfectly for banana bread.

4 ripe bananas
1/2 cup vegetable shortening
1 cup brown sugar
2 cups wheat flour
1/2 cup pecans
1/8 - 1/4 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup chocolate chips
1 tsp baking soda



Combine all ingredients, mashing the bananas, until you achieve a runny consistency; some lumps should be OK.





Bake at 350 C for an hour or so.

Primero.

Not sure if this is the major geek in me talking, but experiments are fun! Experimenting with food is arguably the most productive( and fulfilling) form of experimentation.

I love food, I love photography, and I am aching to write. I plan to fill this space with all kinds of randomness but I suspect that writing about food will take away a disproportionate share of the honors. What a cool way to document all the little family treasures, and my little tweaks on classic recipes.

Let's see where this takes me. For now, I'm just kicked!