"Cooking is an art, but baking is a science..."
@1creekgirl (40515)
United States
March 19, 2023 7:41pm CST
And I have never been and will never be a scientist!
Now, to be fair to myself, I have baked some yummy things over the years. Chocolate mint Squares, Snowball cookies, pecan pie, fudge, lemon pie, and others sweets that were, well, sweet.
Unfortunately, tonight's banana bread won't be remembered among those.
It's ugly as all get out. Too much batter overflowed a too small loaf pan. Thankfully I lined the rack so I'm not scrubbing my oven tomorrow.
It doesn't taste too bad. I have no idea what I did wrong. I'm embarrassed to post a photo.
The truly weird thing about this "bread" is that Dale tried a bite and actually liked it!
Think I'll put on the coffee pot and scoop out a serving for us. Ooohh, I wonder how it would be with some vanilla ice cream. 
The truly weird thing about this "bread" is that Dale tried a bite and actually liked it!
Think I'll put on the coffee pot and scoop out a serving for us. Ooohh, I wonder how it would be with some vanilla ice cream. 25 people like this
27 responses
@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
20 Mar 23
Some loaf pans are just too small for the amount of the recipe. I bought the large loaf pans and don't have a problem with overflow.
Having a loaf pan that is too small isn't your fault. They shouldn't sell them in different sizes. I've always said that! It just makes the cook feel like they failed and that isn't the case at all.
Just because what you baked doesn't look "pretty" is no sign of failure, either. As long as it tastes delicious, you didn't fail. You made a perfect loaf of banana bread! 
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@DaddyEvil (137145)
• United States
20 Mar 23
@1creekgirl You're very welcome.
Ice cream and banana bread always go well together.
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@1creekgirl (40515)
• United States
20 Mar 23
@DaddyEvil It really did taste good considering this chemo.
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@1creekgirl (40515)
• United States
20 Mar 23
Thanks for that pronouncement, D.E. We had a bowl of it with ice cream and coffee and it was quite yummy.
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@RebeccasFarm (86757)
• United States
20 Mar 23
That sounds good the ice cream might liven it up for you..but at least Dale liked it
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@RebeccasFarm (86757)
• United States
20 Mar 23
@1creekgirl Oh yeah sorry about that
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@1creekgirl (40515)
• United States
20 Mar 23
@RebeccasFarm We both did eat a small bowl of it with vanilla ice cream and coffee. Hopefully it won't hurt his stomach.
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@1creekgirl (40515)
• United States
20 Mar 23
But he can't eat much of it anyway because he's gluten intolerant.
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. I’m glad your husband liked it that’s a plus at least. I’m a good cook and baker but I’m probably a better baker than cook.@shaggin (71664)
• United States
31 Mar 23
@1creekgirl if your a good cook that’s lucky enough I think. Some people can’t do either.
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@1creekgirl (40515)
• United States
31 Mar 23
@shaggin Thanks. I'm glad to be learning how to cook gluten free. Baking GF is the hardest, though.
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@1creekgirl (40515)
• United States
31 Mar 23
I would love to be a great baker, but I'm just not!
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@1creekgirl (40515)
• United States
20 Mar 23
That was the most shocking of all! I've made good banana bread over the years, but couldn't find the recipe.
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@NJChicaa (115992)
• United States
20 Mar 23
@1creekgirl I'm planning to make another milk bar banana layer cake this week. The absolute most difficult baking project I've ever done.
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@1creekgirl (40515)
• United States
20 Mar 23
@NJChicaa It must be extremely difficult if it's hard for you!
@1creekgirl (40515)
• United States
31 Mar 23
The funny thing is a friend brought us "real" banana bread with cream cheese frosting the next day!
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@1creekgirl (40515)
• United States
31 Mar 23
@CarolDM I didn't have the nerve to tell her about my diseaster!
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@CarolDM (203454)
• Nashville, Tennessee
31 Mar 23
@1creekgirl You can never have too much banana bread. Sounds like you were both on the same page.
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@JimBo452020 (42629)
• United Kingdom
20 Mar 23
Baking is indeed a science.
And I am not a scientist.
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@1creekgirl (40515)
• United States
20 Mar 23
@JimBo452020 Not sure if this works, but I've read that if you coat your fruit lightly in flour first, it might help.
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@JimBo452020 (42629)
• United Kingdom
20 Mar 23
@1creekgirl
My science experiments go wrong big time.
Sink to the bottom fruit in cake is a favorite
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@rakski (112925)
• Philippines
20 Mar 23
@1creekgirl true and if you forgot it, it will not bake nicely (form and taste)
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@1creekgirl (40515)
• United States
20 Mar 23
Yes, it called for a small amount of baking soda.
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@1creekgirl (40515)
• United States
21 Mar 23
I'd rather have good taste than good looks. Well, in food anyway!
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@Ronrybs (17849)
• London, England
20 Mar 23
@1creekgirl I agree, I found it funny when I discovered a splodge in far off nook! Still don't know how I managed it
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@1creekgirl (40515)
• United States
20 Mar 23
We're eating on it a little. Things don't taste good at times, though.
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@RubyHawk (99425)
• Atlanta, Georgia
20 Mar 23
@1creekgirl True, sometimes it just doesn't turn out right.
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@aninditasen (15732)
• Raurkela, India
20 Mar 23
For baking if your measurements goes wrong you fail. Cooking can be blended if you realize something is going wrong.
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@aninditasen (15732)
• Raurkela, India
21 Mar 23
@1creekgirl I have faced this situation several times.
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@LindaOHio (156060)
• United States
14 Apr 23
You just used a too-small pan. Otherwise it was good.
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@1creekgirl (40515)
• United States
20 Mar 23
This was a new recipe, but I've used very similar recipes in the past that turned out well.
@aureliah (24319)
• Kenya
22 Mar 23
@1creekgirl I'm always excited when something turns out great
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@1creekgirl (40515)
• United States
20 Mar 23
Wow, what recipe are you going to try? Let us know how it turns out.
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@thebos (5779)
• Kisumu, Kenya
21 Mar 23
@1creekgirl when I do it I'll post it have a nice day
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@Marilynda1225 (79708)
• United States
20 Mar 23
I wonder what went wrong with your banana bread. Was it just the too small loaf pan that didn't let it cook properly?
Having to clean your oven if it had overflowed would have been worse
Hope the ice cream did the trick
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@1creekgirl (40515)
• United States
20 Mar 23
I'm not sure, but it never got done enough. It's more of a brown banana pudding cake. It was good, though with the ice cream.
@1creekgirl (40515)
• United States
21 Mar 23
You know, banana bread pudding was exactly what I was trying to think it seemed like.
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@1creekgirl (40515)
• United States
20 Mar 23
Wow, glad to know I'm not the only one that happened to!
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@1creekgirl (40515)
• United States
20 Mar 23
It didn't turn out like it was supposed to, but still tastes okay.
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