Mary's Blue Ribbon Banana Bread

"I have been using this banana bread recipe for 30 years. It is the best banana bread I have ever tasted and everyone asks for it! I entered this in the County Fair back in the 1990s and won a Blue Ribbon. Actually I entered this a number of years in a row and it always took home the Blue Ribbon. It is a moist and flavorful bread. My secret is simple. Place overripe bananas on a plate in the refrigerator."

"Cover with plastic wrap or the banana flavor will permeate other foods. Let them turn black. It is the banana oil that gives the flavor. Try this recipe. I guarantee it will be your favorite! Blue Ribbon Recipe Yum! This is an old-fashioned banana bread recipe that's delicious. It's a very basic recipe but so good. Reminds us of something our grandmother would make."

Home bakers have used this banana bread recipe for decades and repeatedly won Blue Ribbons at the County Fair in the 1990s. The loaf is moist, flavorful, slightly dense, tender inside with a nice crust outside, ideal for breakfast or a snack. The preparation emphasizes overripe bananas refrigerated until they turn black to concentrate banana oil, and covering them prevents flavor transfer to other foods. The recipe is old-fashioned and basic yet consistently yields a richly flavored, moist bread that becomes a household favorite when bananas are properly ripened and handled.

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