The secrets to moist banana bread?

Extra ripe bananas. I’m talking the peel is all wrinkly and brown and super thin, to the point where it’s difficult to even peel the banana.

Brown sugar. The same way that brown sugar lends moistness to cookies and other bakes, a 1:1 ratio of brown sugar to white sugar lends moistness in addition to sweetness.

Sifting dry ingredients and folding gently. No overmixing.

soft, buttery goodness with a center of perfectly sweet jam

Don’t trust the people who say that you don’t need to make the stovetop starter (tangzhong)—it only takes a matter of minutes at the stove and results in the most amazing crumb. It’s soft, fluffy bread—what more can you ask for?

amazing crumb in addition to the most beautiful crispy crust. When topped with the smooth orange vanilla bean frosting, the whole thing really came to life

he basically kneaded the dough, then tossed it in the refrigerator to prove, and that was it—talk about low-effort pizza dough

when life gives you lemons… make lemon bars

with fruit and crumble.. what could really go wrong?