Banana bread is baked and eaten as we speak. Categorized as a “fast bread” as a result of it has baking powder however no yeast, it’s extra much like cake — particularly “tea cake” — than it’s to bread as a result of it normally accommodates a considerable amount of sugar. It probably was given the identify “bread” as a result of it’s sliced and sometimes buttered, not like cake, which is normally frosted. It may be a wholesome meals due to the bananas, that are full of heart-healthy potassium, however its excessive sugar content material can negate this. Uncooked honey or stevia can be utilized instead of sugar to make it more healthy. Different elements comparable to berries, nuts, chocolate chips, and wheat bran are sometimes additionally added.
Bananas first arrived in the USA within the 1870s and shortly gained in recognition, showing in desserts.
