OMG, this is the best thing EVER! It is a very dense, heavy, MOIST bread. And heavy means heavy, as mentioned by another reviewer – there is no airiness or fluffiness in this one! I can't believe it comes out dry for anyone – this bread is practically dripping. I baked it for 65 minutes, I think. It might have been a tad underbaked, but I think in this case underbaked is much better than overbaked. Anyway, I followed the recipe as closely as I could, except that I never use white flour (used whole wheat) or refined sugar (used my own brown sugar mix: demerara (evaporated cane juice) and black strap molasses, ratio 1c demerara, 1T molasses), and I try to reduce cholesterol and calories by using liquid egg whites. I only had 3 bananas (hey, to me, banana bread is a way to use over-ripe bananas – I don't think I have ever let 5 or 6 bananas all get over-ripe!!), so I followed the suggestion of using unsweetened applesauce to make up the difference in volume, but then I also added ½ tsp banana extract to make up the difference in banana-ness. It was about 1½ c bananas, the rest applesauce, and with ½ tsp extract, the result was quite yummy! I did not add any extra spices this time, because from the many of the reviews, it sounded like it didn't need it, and it tastes great. I don't even know if I will try adding any spices next time either – it might detract from the banana yumminess!

Reviewed On: Sep. 22, 2009

I found the recipe yummy but not enough spice, even though I added cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves. On the first recipe I also used demerara (evaporated cane juice) instead of white sugar, and whole wheat flour. I made no changes to proportions. My husband found it too sweet for a gingersnap, so the second time 'round I made the same changes as the first time, plus I reduced sweetener and used splenda for some of it (1/2 c Splenda, 1/4 c demerara). I also doubled the ginger. Still yummy, although a bit of aftertaste from the splenda (not fault of recipe!). I gave it four stars instead of five because of the sweetness and lack of punch.

Reviewed On: Sep. 20, 2009