Adventure Mouth!

https://smittenkitchen.com/2020/03/ultimate-banana-bread/ Ingredients 1/2 c (4 oz / 115 g) butter, unsalted, cut into chunks 1 c (190 g) light brown sugar, packed 2 c (slightly heaped,18 oz, 510 g) banana, mashed (~4-5 bananas) 2 large eggs 1 t vanilla extract 1 t fine sea or table salt 1/2 t if salted butter was used 1 t (heaped) cinnamon A few gratings of fresh nutmeg (optional) 1 t baking soda 1 t baking powder 2 c (260 g) all-purpose flour, unbleached (can use King Arthur gluten-free) 2 T (25 g) raw or turbinado sugar Instructions Mash bananas by placing chunks in a Ziploc bag, and squish with fingers. Preheat oven to 350 and grease (butter or spray) a loaf pan (9" x 5"). Melt butter in large bowl, whisk in brown sugar until smooth, then stir in mashed banana. Whisk in eggs and vanilla. Add salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking soda, and baking powder by sprinkling evenly over surface and whisking thoroughly (whisk 10 strokes beyond when you think you're done). Add flour and...

Ingredients 8 T butter, unsalted 2/3 c brown sugar, packed Reduce to 1/3 c or 2 T for reduced sugar version.  Mostly the same, just a bit less sweet. 1 t vanilla extract 1 t cinnamon 1/4 t nutmeg 1 t baking soda 1 t baking powder 1 t salt 1.5 c ripe banana, mashed 3 T jam or marmalade (optional) 1/4 c honey 2 large eggs 2.25 c all-purpose flour, unbleached (can use King Arthur gluten-free) 1/2 c nuts, chopped (optional) Instructions Mash bananas by placing chunks in a Ziploc bag, and squish with fingers. Preheat oven to 325 and grease a loan pan. In a bowl, combine butter, sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.  Beat until smooth. Add bananas, jam, honey, and eggs, beating until smooth. Add flour and walnuts, beat until smooth. Pour into pan and let rest at room temperature for 10 min. Bake for 45 min,  Lay a piece of foil over the top to prevent over-browning, and bake for 25 min. Test to see if it's done ...