Why is my banana bread so protruding? ):

by thaiteabear

43 Comments

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  2. Desirai

    He heard some country music and is trying to escape 🙁

  3. Previous_Mirror_222

    idk but i MUST see a cross section

  4. infiniteflowerbed

    I’ve never seen something so funny for no reason in my life I’m sorry this is happening OP 😭

  5. Thisitheone

    I don’t know why this happened but hahahahaha oh my god it’s so silly hahahahaha thank you OP

  6. queen_surly

    Pan is too small. It’s hilarious though. Jabba the Banana bread.

  7. bewtifulmess

    Bread has been listening to Taylor Swift sing about Travis Kelce?😉

  8. Desert_Kat

    My guess is that the pan is too small. The the dark pan caused the sides to cook/set faster so the excess was forced up in the middle.

  9. Cherry_Hammer

    The placement of the melons 🤣🤣🤣

  10. Correct_Yam_3856

    I have no answer unfortunately, just wanted to share my condolences ): RIP your bread

  11. Tarotgirl_5392

    He’s happy to see you.

    I think it’s the pan, too much batter and not enough room

  12. cocoalemur

    your bread appears to be shaped like a Pizza Hut

  13. HoneydippedSassylips

    Prolapsed banana. It happens to the best of us.

  14. Diela1968

    It’s like the heat was just a smidge too high, setting a crust around the edges so the batter had nowhere to expand except up the softer middle… and then it just kept pushing up at the weak spot.

    Maybe try lowering the temp by 25 degrees?

  15. Ladymistery

    I’m cackling over here. Excellent placement, btw

    anyway, on a serious note:

    It’s a combination of too much batter, a dark pan, and the heat being a bit too high. This is how they get muffins to have those high peaks – get the outside to bake first so the batter has nowhere to go but up.

  16. Artistic_Task7516

    Look sometimes it can’t control it okay you put it right next to the melons

  17. littlemoon-03

    Mother, I’ve risen are you proud of me I am bread I did my job

  18. LifealoneForever

    Um I’m laughing sorry🤭
    It is about to birth a banana

  19. Combative_Artichoke

    I thought I was odd for finding this hilarious, and then went to the comments and realized y’all are my people 🫶

  20. HOA-President

    Did you build your banana bread on top of an old Pizza Hut???

  21. PeriwinklePilgrim

    How long did the batter sit before baking? This is a baking soda only recipe and letting it sit for too long before baking can cause doming.

    You also added rum which will throw off the leavening balance with a baking soda only recipe. Rum is acidic and will definitely kick off leavening more quickly and strongly.

    Could also be the oven, not all ovens are the same and yours might run hotter. You could try baking at 325 instead of 350 like the recipe says.

    Some have mentioned the darker pan, that’s possible, I personally bake my banana bread lower at 325.

    If I were you I’d leave out the run and lower the temp to 325 for another batch and see what happens.

  22. radioactive_sharpei

    It’s a shower not a grower.

  23. Beginning-Rest-5717

    He’s just happy to see you

  24. MaximumEngineering8

    I don’t bake that often, but I think you’re supposed to smash the bananas, not just stick them in the middle of the batter

  25. Shoddy-Biscotti-3452

    It’s just excited to see you

  26. JMJimmy

    Answer: Black pan strikes again.

    The type of coating on that pan was intended for roasting. When you use it for something like banana bread it heats the parts around the outside, baking them before the middle. Then it explodes out the middle because the sides are set and cannot rise anymore.

    Drop the temp at least 25°F whenever using a dark coated pan for baking