banana bread

Banana Bread

Smashed Banana Bread

At Dovecote Café in Baltimore, this banana bread is one of many awesome baked goods served on a daily basis. The recipe comes from owner Aisha Pew’s mother, Gilda Bain-Pew, and includes super-ripe bananas and a hit of banana liqueur (but it’s still quite good without the liqueur).

Banana Bread

Banana Brioche Bread Pudding

The only thing better than banana pudding is this banana brioche bread pudding. Enjoy!

Banana Bread

Strawberry Creme Fraiche Biscuits

Abigail Quinn laces her buttery, tender, crisp biscuits with fresh strawberries and serves them with sweet and tangy strawberry-swirled crème fraîche.

Banana Bread

Southern Corn Bread

Preheat the oven to 450°. Put the butter in a 10-inch cast-iron skillet and melt the butter in the oven.

Banana Bread

Potato and Celery Root Biscuits

Chadwick Boyd's biscuits get an upgrade from a thyme-infused mash of potatoes, celery root, and cream. Substitute 1 1/2 cups mashed potatoes, if desired. Run your hands under very cold water and dry well before working butter into flour in step 2 and working the dough in step 3. "This is the granny method," says Boyd. "It's the tactile way of merging the butter and flour—with your hands. You literally snap it between your fingers and thumb."

Banana Bread

Bacon Scallion Biscuits with Sorghum Butter

"The perfect biscuit dough just barely comes together," says Hugh Acheson. "After it's lightly rolled out, the biscuits puff up when you bake them." He tops these flavorful bacon-and-scallion ones with butter that's mixed with sorghum syrup, a traditional Southern sweetener. For people who don't eat meat, these biscuits are also delicious without the bacon.

Banana Bread

Stone Ground Corn Breads

A cast-iron skillet produces a crispy brown crust on this corn bread, though cake pans will work, too. This quick bread can be used as the base for stuffing, but it's also delicious on its own, with butter.

Banana Bread

English Muffins

Model Bakery's oversized, pillowy English muffins turn breakfast into a feast.

Banana Bread

Vatrushka with Lemon and Ricotta Filling

The buns known as vatrushky are stuffed with cheese and baked for a sweet Ukrainian Easter tradition.

Banana Bread

Chocolate Cream and Orange Brioche Buns

These festive, doughnut-like, buttery brioche pastries are filled with fluffy chocolate cream and orange marmalade.