Well I am a glutton for punishment. I just finished baking four loaves of banana bread by mistake, and wound up purchasing this bag of bananas for $.99 at our local Homeland grocery store. For curiosity I weighed the bananas, and it was just shy of 7 lbs (about $.14 a pound). I normally pay about $.59 a pound for bananas, so the $.14 was a pleasant surprise. Too good to pass up, even if I did have three loaves of banana bread left at my house. Most of the bananas were still fine, and some can be used for banana bread. The bananas I don’t immediately make into bread can be put in the freezer (skin on) and used later for banana bread.

Earlier this week I had planned to make two loaves of banana bread so I doubled the ingredients as I added them to the bowl. About half way through the ingredients I noticed that the bowl was exceptionally full, looked at the yield on the recipe, and realized that oh my, I had done it. I was in the process of making not two loaves, but four.

It actually turned out to be a good oops. Every time I make Banana Bread one loaf is quickly devoured shortly after being removed from the oven, while the second loaf only lasts usually until the next day. Making four loaves of bread was just as easy as preparing two loaves of bread. The task of making Banana Bread was never daunting, but the thought of making four loaves seemed overwhelming. I use Betty Crocker’s Banana Bread recipe. If I don’t have any Buttermilk on hand, I add about a teaspoon of vinegar to the milk and it works just fine.

I am really getting a knack for this bulk cooking, especially baked goods. It definitely saves me time in the kitchen since it takes about the same amount of time to make one batch as it does two batches. I’ll definitely be on the lookout for ripened bananas in the future. I’ll just have to be in the right place at the right time.

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