Tuesday’s with Dorie: Black and White Banana Loaf August 5, 2008

This weeks TWD recipe was chosen by Ashlee of A Year In The Kitchen and she picked the Black and White Banana Loaf in Baking: From My Home to Yours. You can either visit Ashlee’s site or if you have the book flip to page 232 to find the recipe and get your baking on.

I noticed that a lot of the TWD bakers were having problems with this recipe and it not cooking all the way through. I decided that I would make some modifications to the recipe based on my favorite banana nut bread recipe that I always make. Because of my recent purchase of Dutch Proceessed Coca Powder from Penzey’s I decided to use cocoa powder instead of bittersweet chocolate. I ended up using the following conversion factor: 1 oz chocolate = 3 Tbsp cocoa + 1 Tbsp butter. I used 1/2 cup + 1 Tbsp Cocoa Powder + 3 Tbsp melted butter for the 3 oz of chocolate called for in the recipe.

Oh Sweet Sweet Zucchini Bread July 17, 2008

I love quick breads. Especially Banana Nut Bread with butter spread on one side and vanilla frosting on the other. Yes, I know I am weird, but it tastes so good.

I had never heard of zucchini bread until I met my roommate in college (A-Jello). When her parents used to come and visit us, her mother would always bring zucchini bread and her dad used to make us homemade pizza, yummy. Every time I thought of zucchini bread I couldn’t help but think, that can’t taste good at all. But if you think about it, it is the same instance with carrots. Although, I love carrot cake.