Reviewed: Apr. 24, 2012

This recipe was easy and simple. I added some things though to give it more taste. I added 1/4 tsp cinnamon, a dash of nutmeg, a dash of pumpkin spice(randonm spices in it like cinnamon, nutmeg and things like that). I used half as much salt as what was called for. I only used one cup of sugar, and added a Tsp of honey and threw in a Tsp of light brown sugar. I mashed the strawberries instead of raspeberries. And I added about a quarter of a quart of blueberries to the recipe also. Half of the blueberries I mashed the other half I did not. And I also added about 1 Tsp of orange rind peel shredded. Anyway, it was delicious. I encourage people to get creative with simple recipes! I mean look at me! I used to burn water and now I'm making almost gourmet bread! Ha.. who would have thought?

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k3ls3ygirl93

Reviewed: Apr. 11, 2012

Very good! Great flavor and made a nice loaf.

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CookinArgentina

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Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Allentown, Pennsylvania, USA

Living In: Aluminé, Neuquén, Argentina

Reviewed: Apr. 6, 2012

This was an amazing bread, however I did make a few changes before I even tried it in it original version. Instead of 1/3 c of water I did 1/2 cup of milk and cut the sugar to 1 cup instead of 1 1/2 and add 1 cup of mixed frozen berries. Blueberries, raspberries, and strawberries. Next time I'll probably add 2 cups of berries.

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hboyer

Reviewed: Mar. 24, 2012

I've always been kinda "meh" about banana bread. It just doesn't excite me. When I found myself with overripe bananas I decided to try to find a recipe that I liked, and this one is really, really good. I increased the bananas to 1 1/2 cups (4 medium bananas) and I love raspberries so I threw in some extra. I also added all the sweet spices like I do with all my baking (cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, cloves, cardamom). I took one reviewer's idea and made half the batter into cupcakes, leaving the nuts out of half for my boyfriend's kids. The (notoriously picky) kids, the boyfriend and I all loved this, and making it as cupcakes makes them really portable and works great with kids. Best banana bread recipe ever! I'll definitely make this again (probably tomorrow!)

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ravengirl

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Ketchum, Idaho, USA

Living In: Seattle, Washington, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 4, 2012

My family and extended family loved this bread. I had a bag of fresh-frozen raspberries that needed to be used up and this fit the bill VERY nicely. I made a double batch and baked in my mini pans (6 x 3 1/2) and it made 7 loaves. I made 4 loaves with toasted pecans (I was out of walnuts) and 3 loaves without nuts for my son. The texture and flavor of this bread is spot on. I most certainly will be making this one again.

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Molly

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Huntertown, Indiana, USA

Living In: Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 25, 2012

I felt that it needed a little more flavor. I'll add a little vanilla next time. The raspberries were a nice touch.

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LBHart

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Bellingham, Washington, USA

Living In: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 31, 2011

This was a good combo! Very moist and easy to make. Co-workers ate it up within an hour.

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rio

Reviewed: Dec. 16, 2011

I followed previous reviewers suggestions and added 1/2 tsp cinnamon and 1/4 tsp nutmeg. I wasnt sure if the reviewer meant they used 1 tsp of baking powder instead of baking soda or in addition so I just added 1/2 tsp of the powder to the soda as well. I also felt a'little wild so I added 1/4 cup melted butter to wet ingredients, what can I say? ;)I loved the idea of brown sugar! I added 1 cup of it to 1/2 cup of sugar. I coated the pan w/sugar mixed with nutmeg, and loved it a bit! It made a nice crispy sweet layer. Next time I might add an additional 1/2 cup or so of raspberries.

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Elizabeth

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Dec. 5, 2011

This was so good and easy to make. I will make this for Christmas Gifts. Thanks for posting.

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Hatty

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Sulphur, Louisiana, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 22, 2011

Absolutely wonderful! I added some more banana and raspberries than were called for, just to give it some extra flavor. The two loaves disappeared within two days at my house; everyone loved it!

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