Banana Bread: An Old Favorite
Banana bread has a confusing history because this bread variety was likely experimented with for centuries. But in terms of its true history, banana bread dates to mid-20th century America. Bananas aren’t native to most of North America and were only sparingly available in the U.S. throughout the 1800s. Ship captains had difficulty solving the puzzle of how to successfully transport a fruit that ripened (and rotted) so quickly.