This recipe is great to start with! This was the first time I make banana bread and it is DELICIOUS. I made a few changes: I did not use raisins or rum, I used 1/4 c. canola oil (instead of 1/3), and I used cinnamon instead of cardamom. It turned out great like that and baked for exactly 50 minutes. I recommend these changes it tasted great...

Reviewed On: Oct. 11, 2009

Great recipe! I followed the advice of mixing dry ingredients and wet ingredients seperately first. I did not use an electric mixer just a spoon and it turned out GREAT. It rose so well and tasted great. I will keep this recipe and definitely make it again and again. Thank you for such a wonderful recipe.

Reviewed On: May 23, 2009

This recipe is wonderful! I used 1/4 c. applesauce and 1/4 c. smart beat instead of 1/2 c. shortenning. And I did not roll the dough I just made it into balls and flattened them with my hands. I used ground ginger instead of ginger roots. It came out VERY delicious crunchy at the bottom but soft inside. Thank you very much for this recipe. I will use it with different spices and flavors in the future.

Reviewed On: Dec. 25, 2008