banana bread

noun

plural banana breads
: a quick bread made with mashed ripe bananas mixed into the batter
Banana bread is the unsung hero of cutting back on kitchen waste. What other decadent treat could you make that uses up all your nearly-expired breakfast fruit?Kaitlyn McInnis
A lot of us are moving from one "comfort food" meal to the next (think of all the lasagnas and banana breads on Instagram).Michael J. Breus

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Le Creuset Shallot Baking Dishes (Set of 3) Big into banana bread or apple cobblers this season? Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 2 Dec. 2024 Even so, my glucose never exceeded about 136 milligrams per deciliter, even at its highest after banana bread. Meg Tirrell, CNN, 29 Nov. 2024 The owner, Rodrigo, makes perhaps the best cup of coffee anywhere on Earth, but don’t miss his homemade treats like the banana bread and chocolate chip cookies, both made from his mother’s recipes. Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 26 Nov. 2024 Recipes like cornbread, zucchini bread, banana bread, and monkey bread should be stored in the fridge. Karla Walsh, Southern Living, 22 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for banana bread 

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First Known Use

1930, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of banana bread was in 1930

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“Banana bread.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/banana%20bread. Accessed 14 Dec. 2024.

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