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Tuesday, November 10, 2026Nov 10

Turning a bonanza of brown bananas into a gingery bread

Butter tops these slices of Banana Bread with Chocolate and Crystalized Ginger.
Butter tops these slices of Banana Bread with Chocolate and Crystalized Ginger. Butter tops these slices of Banana Bread with Chocolate and Crystalized Ginger.

If you find yourself with overripe bananas pretty much every other week and you like to cook and you hate throwing food away, then over-ripened bananas are a gift, a gateway ingredient to something delicious – banana bread.

Banana Bread with Chocolate and Crystallized Ginger

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt