Going bananas.

The homesickness caught me off guard months after I started college.  I missed my mom's moist banana bread that no retailer that came to my new institution has succeeded replicating.

Then I shared a David Lebovitz's link with her.  I was hoping that she'd make it for me and send it over (:P).  She made her promising promise that we would bake it together.

In the end, I was the lone soldier...

The baker who took photos by her own.  *sad smile*

By the way, the recipe has called for sour cream, which is still pretty rare and expensive to be made use of here in this gloomy town.  So I've used the all time substitute - yogurt.  The anniversary's lunch leftover.  Oh, the bananas too.   By the way, the yogurt's hint of pink colour (because it was strawberry-flavoured) contributed little to the batter's tone. 

...  There is little supporting evidence.

Looks rather pink-ish, doesn't it? :)

Banana Bread, or Banana Cake by David Lebovitz.

"1½ cups (210 g) flour
1 teaspoon baking powder (I always use Rumford)
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
¾ cup (150 g) sugar
2 tablespoons (55 g) melted butter (salted or unsalted)
1 large egg white
1 large egg, at room temperature
1 cup (250 ml) banana puree, made from about 2 very ripe medium-sized bananas
½ cup (125 ml) sour cream, regular or low-fat (I used fromage blanc)
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
1/3 cup (60 g) chocolate chips or 3 tablespoons (30 g) cocoa nibs

Butter a 9-inch (23 cm) square pan and line the bottom with a sheet of parchment paper. Preheat the oven to 350F (180 C).

1. Sift together in a bowl the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. Mix in the sugar.
2. In a large bowl, mix together the butter, egg white, egg, banana puree, sour cream, vanilla and espresso, if using.
3. Make a well in the center of the flour mixture and stir in the wet ingredients with a spatula until almost mixed. Add in the chocolate chips or cocoa nibs and stir until just combined, but don’t overstir: stop when any traces of flour disappear.
4. Scrape the mixture into the prepared pan and bake for 40 minutes, or until the center feels lightly-springy and just done.
5. Cool on a baking rack."

Apparently I've also omitted the chocolate nibs.