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My dad’s favorite type of bread has always been banana bread. Whenever my mom made it, he’d have it for breakfast every morning until it was all gone. My brother and I were never huge fans of banana bread (although I am now) so my dad lucked out there ;)
I’ve never really made many treats for my dad because he’s not too fond of the typical American desserts. He always deems them too sweet. Sometimes, for the sake of seeing me smile, he’ll grin and bear it and eat the dessert with no complaints.
That’s just a glimpse of what kind of father my dad is. He has always put his children first and no matter what hardships, he’s always given us everything we ever so desired. He is the most generous man I know and so selfless. His heart is full and so filled up with love. He’s always been behind me 110% to support me. He has never once let me down.
Today is my dad’s 57th birthday. I made this banana bread for him. I gave it to him last weekend and the smile on his face made it worth every ounce of love that went into this bread.
It kind of breaks my heart that he’s getting old. The wrinkles are getting deeper, the grey hairs are more prominent, and his health isn’t what it used to be. I’m fortunate enough to see him and my mom the amount that I do because of how close by they are, but even so, I feel that every moment I get with my parents now is worth a lifetime and every banana bread I bake my dad will never be enough to thank him for giving me everything I could’ve asked for.
I love you, dad. Happy birthday!
Sorry this wasn’t a typical post, I felt that since it was my dad’s birthday, it was appropriate to have a post dedicated to him since this bread was made especially for him :)
Banana Bread for Dad
Equipment
Ingredients
- 3 ripened bananas, peeled and mashed
- ⅓ cup (67 g) plain Greek yogurt
- 3 tablespoon (42 g) butter, melted
- 2 eggs
- ½ cup (100 g) granulated sugar
- 1 ¾ cup (219 g) all purpose flour
- ¾ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 °F (177 °C). Grease a 9×5 loaf pan and set aside.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine the first 4 ingredients and mix until well blended.
- In a large bowl, combine the sugar, flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon. Then slowly pour it in the stand mixer, beating on low until batter forms and is mixed well.
- Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan.
- Bake for 1 hour or until toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
- Let cool completely before removing from pan and slicing.
- Keep in airtight container for up to a week.
Oh this bread looks PERFECT. I love banana bread!
Wow you dad is young! Such a perfect, sweet but not too sweet treat for him. I am sure he loved it.
Happy birthday to your day! Love banana bread :)
This is such a sweet post! Happy Birthday to your dad! I am sure your dad is beyond rpoud to have a daughter like you – especially since you make him his favorite bread :)
such a sweet post to your dad, who sounds like a wonderful man. happy birthday mr. chiou!
I love that you spelled my last name correctly :)
My sweet tooth can’t really deal with American sweets either. I LOVED banana bread when I was younger. Haven’t really had much chance to eat it now though.
Happy Birthday to your father!!
Oh. My. Gosh. YES! ;)
What a beautiful tribute to your father! The banana bread looks perfect. My dad will be 96 next month…he loves banana bread, too. I may have to borrow your wonderful idea! He also loves dulce de leche…what do you think of a drizzle of it on warm banana bread? It might work. :)
Yum! That would be amazing :) or you could fill it inside the banana bread. Pour half the batter in the loaf pan, then drizzle the dulce de leche on top and pour the rest of the batter to cover it and bake :) I bet he’d love that surprise on the inside!
Oooooo banana bread is my jaaaaam. This looks perfect!
This is so sweet! I love dedicated posts…and beer bread! My husband is the same way – he’s not really a fan of desserts but he loves banana bread! Love the Greek yogurt!