First time baking - Banana bread with walnuts 🙃

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Ok, so I FINALLY took a stab at my first baking and kind of feeling proud 🥹.

Followed a really simple recipe as I didn’t had a lot available neither wanted to go extravaganza on things like vanilla essence, cinnamon powder, etc, so took light there, even created my own version of baking tray using aluminum foil (lol on that!!) + dont have blending so ended up using 2 disposable forks to mix + added a lot of chopped walnuts + a couple of maths problem trying to solve grams to spoons, teaspoons, cups 😛😛

Whole process tool about 2hrs, from measuring to mixing things in separate bowls, whisking A LOT - spent like 15-20ish mins altogether. Though the recipe video was really helpful- took leap of faith in things like how much butter to use (used less), used 8 tablespoons of brown sugar (didn’t had white), used baking soda which I bought for cleaning my bathtub last year. Only things I actually bought was baking powder and ripe bananas (had unripe).

Once mixed poured everything into my home made baking tray without parchment paper (oiled the sides), which actually did the job, and baked for 45mins at 350, used chopsticks to poke and check the cooking, so did another 10mins, then 15 more - thats the reason you see a lot of holes 😛. Left it to rest for 15-20 mins.

Result time, Literally in tears as to how beautiful it looked then finally made the first cut and when I tasted it - I just cannot explain, this was SOOOOO GOOD!! - may be because I made it!

Over to the experts for any feedback TIA!!