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My sister called me out on my banana bread recipe
She said I was using way too many mix-ins and it was ruining the texture. I took a step back and realized she was right after I bit into a chunk of frozen raspberry in my latest loaf. Anyone else had a family member give you baking feedback that stung but helped?
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lucashenderson17d ago
Three cups of mix-ins per loaf is the sweet spot, texture be damned. Your sister's a critic, not a baker.
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evan_grant7016d ago
What kind of mix-ins are we talking here, chocolate chips or something more peculiar?
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jana50916d ago
Oh come on, "texture be damned"? You're basically saying the bread part doesn't matter, which is wild. If I'm eating banana bread (not a muffin, not a cookie) I want that soft, moist crumb to be the star, not a delivery vehicle for frozen raspberries that leave soggy pockets. Three cups of mix-ins per loaf means you're eating a trail mix bar that happens to have some banana flavor in the background. My sister once told me my chocolate chip cookies were "just a vehicle for chocolate chips" and I got defensive, but she was right - I was adding so many I couldn't even taste the butter and brown sugar. Sometimes the criticism stings because it's true, and your sister might be saving you from making a dense, heavy brick that's more about quantity than quality.
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