Worst Banana Bread Ever

I have been craving banana bread for several weeks. I finally got around to making some last night, and it turned out to be the worst I've ever made.

I recently heard that you can substitute honey for sugar in recipes. So, I decided to try it. I googled a "how to" and printed it out.

It suggested that you only substitute up to a 1/2 cup of honey for the sugar when you're first starting out. It also stated that you needed to decrease the amount of liquid in the recipe since honey is a liquid, and to increase the amount of baking soda to decrease the acidity of the honey.

I decided to just go for and to substitue the full cup. I didn't read over that I needed to decrease the oil, so I used the regular amount. I did decide to increase the baking soda, but instead of grabing the teaspoon, I grabbled the 1/2 tablespoon. I usually lick the batter, yes, I know raw eggs are bad for you. But, this batter tasted like baking soda. Ick!

I went ahead and cooked it anyway. 350 degrees for about 30 minutes. I went to check on the bread and it looked really brown, like it was going to burn. So, I stuck the knife in the middle to see if it was done and it wasn't. I moved it down a rack so the top wouldn't burn and left it in the oven for 5 more minutes.

5 minutes later, I pulled it out and voila', done. I let it cool and dumped it out. Well, it didn't quite "dump" it out very well since it fell apart. Yes, I'm an impatient cook and it wasn't fully cool. I ate a piece that was broken off, and well, let's just say that it did NOT taste like banana bread. I can't even describe the taste, but I didn't even taste banana.

The entire loaf was a reddish brown color, i'm guessing due to the honey. I decided to toss it, it wasn't worth trying to see if Gretchen would eat it knowing that I didn't like it, and DJ had already told me he wasn't going to touch the stuff.

I told my mom what happened; she told me that I should just stick to the recipe and forget about trying to make it "healthy." I think DJ summed it up best though, "it's always an experience when you cook."

Hanging my head in shame, i'll admit, I'm a horrible cook! I try, I really do try, but I just cannot focus on it long enough to make something that's very good. I picked up some more honey at the grocery store, and discovered that I had a few more bananas in the freezer- I may attempt it one more time!