Reviewed: Oct. 21, 2007

This recipe did not work for me. I read the other reviewers and was expecting to cook for longer than the recipes states, but I ended up have to cook an additional 2 hrs in the oven in order to be sure that the center wasn't mush. After that, there was a thick black crust, and the center was still not quite done. It also didn't rise, making it very dense.. not in a good way. Don't waste your ingredients on this recipe.

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Andrea.galvez

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Reviewed: Oct. 20, 2007

Good taste but a little soggy. If you make this it would turn out better if you baked it in a regular bread pan. UPDATE... I downgraded this from three stars to two stars. Good taste but way too wet.

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Meat And Potatoes Guy

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Reviewed: Oct. 20, 2007

Not as good as Fannie Farmer's recipe. I let it go through the quick bread cycle and it was underdone and did not crown. Hubby gives it a three star rating and I would give it two stars tops.

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Reviewed: Sep. 26, 2007

This bread is so wonderful!!! I love banana breads, but am always looking for a new recipe. This one just came out so wonderful, right out of the machine I had a slice and it was incredible!! I did scale the recipe up 50% more and it still turned out great. I had to bake it a little longer than just my Expressbake 80. But I knew to check from reading the other reviews. I substituted about half the flour with whole wheat flour. Next time I'm going to replace some or all the margarine/butter with applesauce and add a little vanilla as recommended by several other reviewers. My 18 month old twins LOVE this stuff, one of them has her mouth stuffed full of bread right now!!!

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Nique

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Home Town: Ventura, California, USA

Living In: Fort Campbell, Kentucky, USA

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Reviewed: Sep. 16, 2007

Excellent! Perfect loaf. Tasted great. I didn't have nuts, added poppyseed instead. I'll definitely make this again.

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Lynseey

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Living In: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

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Reviewed: Aug. 30, 2007

This came out nicely. I only a little extra banana, and added some vanilla and cinnamon. Smells wonderful when cooking!

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Nicole

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Reviewed: Aug. 10, 2007

Wow, talk about good.

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Hannah

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Reviewed: Aug. 6, 2007

Great recipe. I added cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice, and brown sugar to give it some color and spice. The recipe yields more than a 1 lb loaf as stated. My bread came out completely doughy on top. Increase cook time, or slightly reduce ingredients and it will come out perfect.

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Reviewed: Jul. 29, 2007

Pretty good. Added cinnamon and vanilla. My only problem was that the loaf did not fully cook through. I play with it a little. Tasted great. Good toasted too.

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Reviewed: Jul. 22, 2007

Awesome . The first thing i've made in forever where there was absolutely no complaints. My family and my friends loved it and so did I. I did have to bake it for about 3 hours in the bread maker though because the quick setting for 1 hour and 43 minutes wasn't enough. I just baked it for one more hour and it was well worth it. I will try it in the oven for 1 hour like the other reviewers suggested but i just hope it turns out just as soft, chewy and beautiful as with my bread maker.

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gazelle

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Reviewed: Jul. 10, 2007

Very, very good! I used applesauce instead of margarine, buttermilk instead of milk, and 3 over-ripe bananas. I also added about 3/4 cup of raisins. I didn't mash the bananas or premix, however, I did stop my machine during the mixing cycle and re-start it again. I have a breadman deluxe rapid breadmaker, and I used the batter bread setting. When it was finished, I checked for doneness with a knife, and it wasn't done, so I reset the machine for 30 more minutes on the bake only setting. After checking again, it was done. This would probably be quicker in the oven, but I prefer convenience and less dirty dishes over time. I will definitely make this again, because it really does taste wonderful, but I may try a differant setting nest time.

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Hope

Cooking Level: Intermediate

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Reviewed: Jun. 12, 2007

I thought that this was great. The family loved it and it was gone within the same day. I am making another today. The four stars are only because I added more banana and 1/2 c of chopped pecans instead of the walnuts. This recipe is really easy though for anyone making bread for the first time.

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Reviewed: May 8, 2007

Thie bread was good. I followed the recipe exactly and it turned out well. It was lacking a bit in flavor. Could have been a bit sweeter I think, but that could just be me. Thanks

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Diana

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Reviewed: May 2, 2007

Found this site just earlier today & tried this recipe. It turned out great !!! Very simple ingridients but yet, tasted so awesome. Thank you very much for sharing this recipe.

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Reviewed: Apr. 29, 2007

I don't like bananas and don't buy bananas. My 80 y.o. mother gave me 3 blackish-looking bananas yesterday and told me to, "Eat these." Instead, I located this recipe and baked it (using all 3 bananas instead of the 2/3 cup as called for.) This bread is delicious! (Mom thinks so, too.) I baked it in my Oster bread machine on the 80 min. ExpressBake cycle. This wasn't long enough so had to add 25 minutes of the Bake cycle also. Thanks for sharing your recipe.

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Reviewed: Apr. 8, 2007

Super yum. I made it in my toast master on the quick bread setting.

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Reviewed: Mar. 25, 2007

I made this bread in no time. It can out beautifully. My husband had two pieces while it was still warm and it still sliced nicely. You'll love this one!

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Reviewed: Feb. 28, 2007

I made this bread over the weekend and it did not turn out so well. I think its because my breadman is an older model, and the "quick bread" cycle is not the same as others. The most important thing for this bread is to put it on a cycle that would bake it for at least 55 minutes. Mine baked for only 28 minutes, and was still "oozy" when I took it out of the bread machine and put it in the oven for 40 more minutes. The flavor was incredible though, but because of the disruption during baking, the middle of the bread was quite eggy, like quiche.

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Reviewed: Jan. 18, 2007

I made this bread because I had 2 bananas and all the ingredients in my pantry. Though I have a bread machine, I wanted to make a big oven loaf in a regular bread pan. I was a little concerned that there was so much batter, and thought it might overflow the pan. I used a glass bread pan at 325 degrees for an hour and it is perfect. Lovely golden color, incredible flavor, without adding any other flavoring. Freezes well, too.

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Lesley

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Reviewed: Jan. 16, 2007

I mashed up my bananas and added everything to my bread pan and let the machine mix it up...I had to use a spatula in the corners during mixing cycle, but it mixed up good. I used 3 VERY RIPE bananas. I also added some cinnamon and vanilla and pecans instead of walnuts. The bread tasted amazing, however it didn't get completely done in my tall bread pan in the machine, so I stuck it in the oven for 10 or 15 minutes more. As far as flavor goes, this was delicious, however I think that I will bake it in the oven next time...waiting over 3 hours for one loaf of banana bread, A QUICK bread...lol...is a little silly.

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