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this is your sign to stop adding chocolate chips to banana bread

@foodandlu

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banana bread

Why it worked

The video offers a creative and visually appealing alternative to a common baking ingredient (chocolate chips in banana bread), using dates as a natural sweetener. The quick, step-by-step demonstration and the final appealing shot of the baked bread likely resonated with viewers interested in healthier or alternative baking methods.

Summary

The video demonstrates how to make banana bread, suggesting dates as a sweetener instead of chocolate chips. It shows the process of mashing bananas and dates, adding wet and dry ingredients including flour, eggs, oil, milk, honey, maple syrup, baking powder, and cinnamon, and then baking the bread.

Structure

1Mash bananas and dates
2Add wet ingredients (oil, milk, honey, maple syrup, eggs)
3Add dry ingredients (flour, baking powder, cinnamon)
4Combine ingredients into batter
5Pour batter into loaf pan
6Bake and slice banana bread

Product placement

Oat milk (brand name: Oatly, though not explicitly stated, it's a common brand for oat milk and the packaging suggests it is a milk alternative) - used as a liquid ingredient in banana bread batter. Removing it would change the consistency of the batter. The packaging appears, but its function is to be poured into the batter. Dates - used as a sweetener in banana bread. Removing them would change the sweetness of the batter. They are shown being mashed and added to the batter. Flour - used as a dry ingredient in banana bread. Removing it would change the structure of the batter. It is shown being added to the batter. Baking powder - used as a leavening agent in banana bread. Removing it would change the texture of the bread. It is shown being added to the batter. Cinnamon - used as a spice in banana bread. Removing it would change the flavor of the bread. It is shown being added to the batter. Olive oil - used as a fat ingredient in banana bread. Removing it would change the texture and moisture of the batter. It is shown being poured into the batter. Honey - used as a sweetener in banana bread. Removing it would change the sweetness of the batter. It is shown being poured into the batter. Maple syrup - used as a sweetener in banana bread. Removing it would change the sweetness of the batter. It is shown being poured into the batter. Eggs - used as a binder and for richness in banana bread. Removing them would change the texture and structure of the batter. They are shown being cracked into the batter. Bananas - the primary flavor and base ingredient for banana bread. Removing them would mean it's not banana bread. They are shown being mashed and added to the batter.

Original caption

i LOVE chocolate chip banana bread but plain just does it for me every time💕 banana bread recipe🤍 Ingredients: * 2 ripe bananas * 1/4 cup olive oil * 1/4 cup oat milk (or almond milk or regular milk) * 2 tbsp honey * 2 tbsp maple syrup * 2 eggs Dry: * 8–10 soft dates * 2 cups flour * 1 1/4 tsp baking powder * pinch salt * 1/2 tsp cinnamon Method: * mash the dates until smooth (if they’re firm, soak them in hot water for 10 minutes first) * mash the bananas * whisk with honey, maple syrup + eggs, olive oil and oat milk. * stir in the mashed dates * add flour, baking powder, salt + cinnamon fold gently until just combined * pour into a loaf tin * bake at 170°C for 45-55 mins honestly this was good. I’ll never get sick of banana bread🤍 it also helps that these are relatively healthy and refined sugar free banana bread which is alwaysss worth making 🤍 save this 🤍 #bananabread #breakfastideas #asmrsounds #healthyrecipes #cleaneating