Alta’s Banana Bread

Pan de Platano de Alta

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Preparation info
  • Makes

    Two

    8½ x 4½ loaf pans
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
My South Texas Kitchen: Traditional Recipes And Modern Tips

By Yvette Zuniga Jemison

Published 2022

  • About

My mother makes the moistest banana bread ever. She begins with my Aunt Alma’s recipe as do many family members, but my mom’s version always tastes better. She claims there are few reasons why hers is so deeply rich and moist. She uses bananas that are so ripe that the majority of the banana peel is brown. But wait, there’s another trick to her bananas. After the peels are brown, into the freezer they go (sometimes for months) until she’s ready to use them. The frozen then thawed bananas wi