Added walnuts soaked in maple syrup. From packing my flour to mistaking baking powder for baking soda, here’s what happened when I made 12 common baking errors all in the name of banana bread. 3 ripe bananas . By increasing the amount to 1 ½ cups, I achieved the sweet banana flavor that I was looking for … What will be the difference in my banana bread when it is baked? Using too much … Specialty Muffins Times and Temperatures. Makes the bread less dense and almost as good as with baking soda. The main ingredient, which seems so simple, showed me there is always more than meets the eye. 120 ml flour. Here are the ingredients: 2 small/medium bananas. Another recipe calls for 1 tsp baking soda only. I actually decided on this recipe since it called for In a large bowl, combine all of the dry ingredients (flour, sugar, salt, baking powder, and ground cinnamon is … About 1 tsp baking powder. It may also brown more quickly. So I made banana bread but it hasn't quite risen (if at all). One recipe that I found calls for both 1 tsp baking soda and 1 tsp baking powder. If you use more, the baked good may raise too much and later deflate. Instructions. About 1/4 cup milk. Thanks for taking the time to respond. It hasn't risen much but I like the taste. Sticks to pan: Pan not greased correctly. 1/4 cup sour cream . ground coffee beans . Too much leavening can cause the bread to rise up too much and this will cause it to sink back as it cools. I noticed the original pudding cakes had a very tender crumb, and they were spongy and soft. Wonderful! Use this chart to … Baking soda is a tenderizer and too much baking soda affects texture. Once again, we can blame baking soda. Tough and heavy: Too much flour or mixing. I want it to taste more banana than flour. If you are having problems still then you could try making banana … chocolate chunks or chips Once I settled on making banana bread, I quickly searched for different recipes and stumbled upon the wide world of flour. Dry: Too much flour, oven too hot or baked too long. Alice, I just made your banana bread – thanks for your delicious recipe. Tunnels: Too much mixing. 1 tsp baking soda . 1 tsp kosher salt . Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Butter a 9 x 5 x 3 inch loaf pan. Next time, just beat the eggs as well as you can, get in as much air as possible and add them to the rest of the mixture right at the end, just before putting into your hot oven. Cream the sugar and butter in a large mixing bowl until light and fluffy. Preheat oven to 350 F(180 C) and grease or line with parchment paper a 9x5-inch loaf pan. When adding baking soda to a baked good, sift the baking soda into the flour before you add it to the wet ingredients. About 1 tsp coco sugar. Also measure the leavening agents carefully (baking powder and/or bicarbonate of soda/baking soda) using proper measuring spoons. Peaked or smooth on top: Too much mixing. About 2 tbsp oil. 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