Every once in a while, I look into my pantry and become a little bit crazed about how disorganized it is. I know I have so many things lurking in the back. I’m aware that I’ll never even realize those things are even there until they’re long expired and no good to use. I reached that point this summer and decided to take on the task of cleaning out the beast. One of the things I found which I can rarely find a use for is crushed pineapple. A quick glance at my fruit basket on the counter revealed several overripe bananas. Baking a batch of banana bread seemed to be the obvious answer for using up my can of crushed pineapple. I knew that pineapple would yield a good amount of moisture into the bread and add a blast of flavor too.
Pineapple Banana Bread
I have ripe bananas lying around quite often, and I usually bake banana bread with them. It’s awesome that banana bread recipes are pretty easy to manipulate to create new flavors. Classic Banana Bread is delicious on its own. But there are so many variations to make, and those are good too!
This Pineapple Banana Bread turns out two perfect loaves with a nice, tender crumb… and just a hint of that pineapple flavor. The pineapple isn’t funky over overwhelming at all. It just lends interest to the bread, and provides a good source of moisture to keep it tender too.
Now to find a use for the gazillion other pantry items I discovered on pantry-cleaning day! If you are interested in finding more delicious bread recipes, you might also like to try my Best Pumpkin Bread Recipe or this Banana Blueberry Bread. Cinnamon Roll Bread, Pineapple Zucchini Bread and Chocolate Chip Crumb Cake are also good choices!
