Dutch oven Banana Nut Bread
I like my Banana’s firm and perfectly yellow. I know, good luck! It’s the mushiness that makes me so ficky. Needs to be firm, sweet and tasty. If, as Banana’s always do, turns brown and soggy, you have only two options. Throw them away or make a Banana dish of some sort. My 1st and only choice is Banana Nut Bread (see, I have to stay away from any soggy, mushy food)! Banana cream pie, Banana custard and any Banana mush is going to gag me till I **** (you know what). OK enouth of the personals, let make some Banana Nut Bread in a Dutch oven.
Banana Nut Bread
Ingredients:
2 ea eggs
3 ea ripe banana’s
1/2 cup melted butter
1/2 cup milk
1 tsp vanilla extract
3/4 cup sugar
1 tbsp honey
2 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1 cup chopped pecans
Preparation:
Mix everything except the banana’s and pecan’s. Mix till moist, then add your banana’s and pecans. Pour into a greased loaf pan.
Bake at 350 for 45 – 50 minutes
Test with a toothpick. If it comes out wet it needs more cooking time.
I used a 12″ Dutch oven with a trivet on the bottom to prevent burning.
To keep your Dutch oven at 350 you need to have 8 coals on the bottom and 16 colas on the top. They should last the entire cooking time. You want most of your heat comeing from the top.
Roatae your lid and pot in opposite direction a quarter turn every 10 – 15 minutes to prevent hot spots that will lead to a burn.
As always use you nose! And don’t peek!
Dutch oven cooks motto:
- If you can’t smell it, let it cook.
- If it smells burnt, it’s burnt.
- If it smells done, it’s done.
“Get out of the kitchen! Light the fire! Start cooking outdoors”
on September 5th, 2008 at 11:17 pm
wow. looks much better than when i tried to make rhubarb cobbler in the fireplace. i will try this and shoot it for Gardenfork.tv
thx, eric.
on September 6th, 2008 at 5:01 am
Thanks for the complement Eric…… Love your video’s!! If there is anything I can do to help, just hollar.
Gary
on May 28th, 2009 at 9:26 am
can this be achieved the same way by placing the dutch oven in the oven?
on May 28th, 2009 at 8:41 pm
Maureen,
Absolutely! Just mind the temp and the cooking time. Make sure to pre-heat the DO. What you will lose by cooking it in the house is the outdoor experience but it will taste just as good! Enjoy.
Gary