Orange blossom and honey banana bread
Sweet sauces
This is a story of how I turn three super ugly, sad (do you see what I did below?) bananas into something interesting, comforting and delicious! I went on a short road trip this past weekend and when I returned the three bananas I bought for a healthy granola breakfast had turned into a hideous, dark brownish sight. I think banana bread is the go-to thing to make when you’re dealing with unattractive, super ripe bananas. This version has a few unexpected yet delicious twists that I’m really into. The banana bread starts in normal fashion: ugly bananas being mashed up. I added a few splashes of milk, a generous drizzle of honey and a flew glugs of orange blossom water. Can we talk about orange blossom water? It’s fragrant, effervescent and really bright. It’s often times used in Middle Eastern desserts like baklava and cakes. Honey and bananas work really lovely with this water, making this cake taste like baked sunshine. Yes, I just said this cake tastes like sunshine. And since I’m totally a texture person, I added some slivered almonds on top and baked the whole thing for an hour or so. I ate this how I …
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