Cookhacker » bananas http://www.cookhacker.com Recipes, Secrets, Tricks and Really Cool Tips for Cooks Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:39:43 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Tip of the Day – Refrigerate Your Banana http://www.cookhacker.com/2011/12/21/tip-of-the-day-refrigerate-your-banana/ http://www.cookhacker.com/2011/12/21/tip-of-the-day-refrigerate-your-banana/#comments Wed, 21 Dec 2011 11:00:43 +0000 Tom http://www.cookhacker.com/?p=1812 Bananas can be refrigerated for several days to slow down the ripening process. Make sure the bananas are ripe before you refrigerate them. The skin will quickly turn black, but the fruit will remain firm and tasty for up to five days.  If it starts to get soft, just freeze it, and it will be perfect for making smoothies or, when defrosted, Killer Chocolate Chip Banana Bread.

]]> http://www.cookhacker.com/2011/12/21/tip-of-the-day-refrigerate-your-banana/feed/ 0 Killer Chocolate Chip Banana Bread http://www.cookhacker.com/2010/04/28/killer-chocolate-chip-banana-bread/ http://www.cookhacker.com/2010/04/28/killer-chocolate-chip-banana-bread/#comments Wed, 28 Apr 2010 08:24:12 +0000 Tom http://www.cookhacker.com/?p=406 The bananas on the trees are ripening quickly and we are awash in a plethora of fruit, so we’re scrambling to come up with great banana recipes. Ripened bananas in their skin, wrapped in saran wrap, will keep in the freezer for up to six months for use in breads, cakes and smoothies, but it’s more fun to try and keep up with the rapidly ripening crop (it’s a race we can’t possibly win). Tonight, not only did we dehydrate them for banana chips, but also made this killer Chocolate Chip Banana Bread, a simple recipe that yields a moist, tasty, chocolatey loaf.  You can also add a little cinnamon, rum or vanilla if you like, but there really isn’t any reason to since it is delicious (and addictive…we can’t stop eating it) as is.

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