In a first look around at the Metrocentre restaurant ahead of its opening, Chroniclelive was shown how its signature dish is made, with the chicken - having been marinated for at least 12 hours - hand-stretched and flattened - then breaded and fried. Popeyes is huge in America and its Louisiana kitchen-style menu is clearly also taking off over here where customers are fast becoming fans of its trademark chicken sandwich. Massive queues are expected for the launch and there will be freebies in store for the first arrivals as well as live music, children's entertainment and a full-on New Orleans party vibe. The US chain, which made is UK debut in November, has quickly followed up that first London branch - which already has become its busiest in the world - with another three and now its fourth pick of location is the Gateshead shopping centre where its new 98-seat brightly-coloured restaurant will welcome first customers at 11am on Saturday. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.Geordies are all set to be introduced to the "shatter-crunch" experience of New Orleans-style chicken when the eagerly-awaited Popeyes restaurant opens in the Metrocentre this weekend. Place three to four over ripe bananas in a freezer bag and label it “ready for banana bread” so it is easy even easier to thaw and have it ready for bread. Remember, next time you have bananas that are about to go bad, freeze them so they are ready for some delicious bread. Once finished, allow them to cool and they are ready to use. Bake for 15-20 minutes until the peels are completely black.
Place the bananas, with the peels on, on a lined cookie sheet. If you want to speed it up even more, place an apple in the bag with them. Place them in a brown paper bag and this will help the banana to get ripe. If you have bananas that are too green, there are a few things you can do to help them ripen faster. It’s our absolute favorite recipe! It’s so moist and delicious. However, you can turn this recipe and make them into smaller loaves which are super fun for gift ideas.Įnjoy this Easy Moist Banana Bread recipe. This is a regular sized pan which is what I used. If you need a loaf pan, I highly recommend you purchase this one – I would purchase 2. Now if you are making banana bread, make sure you have a good loaf pan. I like to substitute ¼ cup brown sugar for a sweeter quick bread.Įveryone enjoys this Easy Banana Bread Recipe plain but adding in something else just makes it even more special. BROWN SUGAR – You can substitute brown sugar instead of the white sugar.SPICES – Warming spices such as cinnamon, nutmeg, and allspice tend to be very compatible with many sweet quick breads including banana bread.If you want to try larger dried fruit like peaches and pears, you will want to chop them first before mixing into the batter. Smaller dried fruit like dried cranberries, blueberries, and raisins work best. DRIED FRUIT – You can try a variety of dried fruit to your banana bread recipe.You can start about a ½ cup of chopped nuts in the batter. Walnuts are really delicious in banana bread. NUTS – Add a handful of chopped nuts to this Easy Banana Bread batter if you like those.
I would add in ½ cup of chocolate chips to make chocolate chip banana bread. CHOCOLATE – Add a handful of chocolate chips when you add in the flour.Variation ideas for homemade banana bread: