"B" is for Banana Bread!

As y'all may or may not have heard, this week marked the end of yet another Bush Administration error. On Monday, a federal judge ordered the FDA to lift the Bush Administration-imposed ban on women under 18 procurring Plan B emergency contraception ("the morning after pill") without a prescription. The judge also urged the FDA to lift all restrictions on access to Plan B. We are now one step closer to ensuring that all women can avail themselves of safe and accessible contraception. So, in honor of the enhanced accessibility of Plan B, I bring you...banana bread!



This banana bread was sort of my own "plan B," as it were. I recently bought a bunch of bananas from Food Lion with the intention of eating them with my breakfast. They were Dole bananas, rather than my regular Chiquita bananas, but hey, a banana is a banana, right? Wrong! Oh, so very wrong. As it turns out, Dole bananas are incredibly sweet. As a matter of fact, in my opinion, they are disgustingly sweet. There is so much sweet, in fact, one can barely taste the banana. To say the least, I was displeased. So, I ran out and bought some of my beloved Chiquitas, but the conservationist in me just couldn't heave perfectly decent, if inedible, bananas into the compost. Finally, I decided that, in terms of bananas, what's bad for breakfast can be great for bread! And, as it turns out, I was right.





This bread tastes amazing! The walnuts were a great substitution, though I'd certainly be open to trying the chocolate chips next time. The bread was crispy on the outside, warm and soft on the inside, and was particularly great with a little butter. The only trick seemed to be getting it to bake all the way through. This seems to be a recurring issue with banana bread; it can look quite done on the outside, but still be a goopy mess on the inside, especially near the bottom of the loaf, so make sure you always use a knife or skewer to stick down all the way to bottom of the bread pan when checking for doneness.

Overall, though, this is a tasty, healthy, low-sugar bread. In fact, I think it'll be perfect for breakfast :)

That's all for now, folks. Be sure to tune in next week when I start experimenting with decorating low-sugar sugar-cookies; this could seriously get ugly. Happy baking, y'all!