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  Speaker 1: Banana bread is a dense and tender loaf with a
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  Speaker 1: moist crumb and a cracked crust on top. It is
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  Speaker 1: an easy and forgiving recipe, perfect for using very ripe
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  Speaker 1: bananas with blackened peels. For this recipe, the preparation time
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  Speaker 1: is about 20 minutes. The cooking time is about 60 minutes.
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  Speaker 1: You obtain about 6 servings. You need a 9x3 inch
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  Speaker 1: dough pan. You use these ingredients. Bananas, 450 grams. The
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  Speaker 1: flesh of about 4 very ripe bananas. Type 00 flour,
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  Speaker 1: 200 grams, which is 1.6 cups. Soft butter, 120 grams,
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  Speaker 1: which is 8 1⁄2 tablespoons. Sugar, 120 grams, which is 0.6 cup. Eggs,
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  Speaker 1: 110 grams, which are 2 medium eggs. Baking powder, 6 grams,
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  Speaker 1: which is 1.3 teaspoons. Cinnamon powder, one half teaspoon. Fine salt,
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  Speaker 1: one pinch. Lemon juice, the juice of one half lemon. Butter,
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  Speaker 1: as needed, for greasing the pan and for the incision
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  Speaker 1: on top. Type 00 flour, as needed, for flouring the pan.
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  Speaker 1: Start with the bananas. Squeeze the juice from half a
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  Speaker 1: lemon into a small bowl. Peel the very ripe bananas
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  Speaker 1: and cut them into slices. Place the banana slices into
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  Speaker 1: a large bowl and pour the lemon juice over them
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  Speaker 1: to prevent discoloration. Mash the bananas with a fork until
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  Speaker 1: you obtain a smooth puree. In another bowl, place the
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  Speaker 1: soft but still pliable butter, cut into pieces. Add the sugar.
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  Speaker 1: Work the butter and sugar with electric mixers at medium
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  Speaker 1: speed until you obtain a uniform, creamy mixture. Add the
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  Speaker 1: eggs one at a time. Beat with the mixers after
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  Speaker 1: each addition to help the eggs absorb into the mixture.
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  Speaker 1: With the mixer still running, add the baking powder and
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  Speaker 1: a pinch of fine salt. Beat again until everything is
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  Speaker 1: well absorbed. Stop the mixers. Add the banana puree to
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  Speaker 1: the bowl with the butter, sugar, egg, and baking powder mixture.
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  Speaker 1: Mix gently with a spatula until combined. Add the cinnamon powder.
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  Speaker 1: Sift the type 00 flour directly into the same bowl.
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  Speaker 1: Stir again using a hand whisk. Do not overmix, but
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  Speaker 1: make sure the batter is well combined and free of lumps.
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  Speaker 1: Prepare the loaf pan. Grease the inside of the nine
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  Speaker 1: by three inch loaf pan with butter. Dust it with flour,
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  Speaker 1: then shake out any excess flour. Pour the banana bread
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  Speaker 1: batter into the prepared pan. Level the surface with a spatula.
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  Speaker 1: Melt a small amount of butter. Dip the blade of
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  Speaker 1: a knife into the melted butter. Use the knife to
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  Speaker 1: make one lengthwise incision along the center of the butter.
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  Speaker 1: This incision helps create a precise split in the center
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  Speaker 1: of the loaf during baking. Place the pan in a
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  Speaker 1: preheated static oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Bake for about
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  Speaker 1: 60 minutes. After about 60 minutes, check the doneness with
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  Speaker 1: a toothpick. Insert the toothpick into the center of the loaf.
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  Speaker 1: Especiance out dry or with only a few crumbs, the
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  Speaker 1: banana bread is done. Let the banana bread cool in
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  Speaker 1: the pan. When it is completely cooled, remove it from
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  Speaker 1: the pan and slice it. Banana bread keeps a room
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  Speaker 1: temperature for up to two days if you wrap it
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  Speaker 1: or cover it with a dome. The flavor and texture
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  Speaker 1: improve on the second day once the crumb settles. For
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  Speaker 1: longer storage, freeze the banana bread whole or in individual
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  Speaker 1: slices only when it is completely cooled. You thaw the
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  Speaker 1: slices in a few minutes at room temperature or in
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  Speaker 1: a toaster straight from frozen.