Banana Bread Pancakes

Our banana bread is one of the most popular and well-reviewed videos I’ve ever posted. When I got the idea to do banana bread pancakes, I decided to use that lovely loaf as the base recipe.Of course, you can’t just thin out a bread recipe like that with more liquid and expect perfect pancakes. I began what I assumed would be a long series of experiments, eventually leading to the perfect formula.

So, you can imagine my shock when I nailed it on the first attempt. Like they say, it's better to be lucky than good. I didn't want banana-flavored pancakes, nor did I want pan-fried banana bread dough. Rather, I wanted a perfect hybrid of both — and that's pretty much what happened here.

The toughest decision was whether or not to add the finely chopped dark chocolate to the batter, which is the secret ingredient that I believe makes our banana bread so irresistible. It also makes it richer, and a little more dessert-like. soI erred on the side of more savory, since we are making breakfast after all. But, please, feel free to add some in if you'd like. It should work well. Very well.

Other tweaks could involve topping this with some caramelized banana slices, a la bananas Foster, or maybe sneaking a little splash of spiced rum into the mix. Or just make them exactly as shown, since they really were fabulous. Anyway, whether you enjoy these tricked-up for dessert or as-is for breakfast, I really do hope you give these a try soon. Enjoy!

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