The only thing people seem to be talking about besides coronavirus is baking.
As Americans stay home to "flatten the curve" and practice social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic, one of the most tweeted about activities for those at home has been cooking and baking. The hashtag #QuarantineBread emerged, according to Twitter, where twice as many people as usual tweeted about cooking and baking this week.
The baking trend carried over onto Google where a trending search of the week was "How to make banana bread."
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Taste of Home shared their recipe for the "best ever" banana bread, sent in from their reader Gert Kaiser of Kenosha, Wisconsin.
"Whenever I pass a display of bananas in the grocery store, I can almost smell the wonderful aroma of my best banana bread recipe," she wrote. "It really is that good!"
MORE: Here's how you can help your favorite restaurant amid coronavirusGet the recipe for this highly rated banana bread below.
Total time: 1 hour 30 minutes
Prep time: 15 minutes
Bake time: 1 hour 15 minutes
Yield: one loaf (16 slices)
Ingredients:
1 and 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 and 1/2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 large eggs, room temperature
2 medium ripe bananas, mashed (1 cup)
1/2 cup canola oil
1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon buttermilk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup chopped walnuts
Directions:
In a large bowl, stir together flour, sugar, baking soda and salt.
In another bowl, combine the eggs, bananas, oil, buttermilk and vanilla; add to flour mixture, stirring just until combined. Fold in nuts.
Pour into a greased or parchment-lined 9-inch by 5-inch loaf pan.
If desired, sprinkle with additional walnuts.
Bake at 325 degrees for 1 hour and 20 minutes to 1 hour and 30 minute or until a toothpick comes out clean.
Cool on wire rack.
One slice: 255 calories, 12g fat (1g saturated fat), 27mg cholesterol, 166mg sodium, 34g carbohydrate (21g sugars, 1g fiber), 4g protein