Ok, was curious about making a Banana Split Bread today. My husband hates banana bread but loves banana splits. Thinking that if I add choc chips, crushed pineapple, walnuts or chopped peanuts, and strawberry preserves or whole fruit spread somehow-maybe a ribbon of it along top of loaf--what do you think? Have you tried making that? Of course this would hide the whole wheat flour from him that I use in baking (He grew up on Ho-hos and Wonder bread -an acquired taste ) . Ha! My mom's recipe swears by adding sugar to mashed bananas to let it macerate, like strawberries for strawberry shortcake. It seems to pump banana flavor up. Good idea about macerating bananas with sugar, Susan - I'll have to try that. As for adding crushed pineapple or preserves (beyond the amount already called for), I think it would wreck the liquid/flour ratio. Better to add those AFTER the bread is baked, when you serve it. Sounds pretty yummy! PJH

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