OK. It’s no polar vortex, but it is cold, dark and rainy here in SoCal—window-rattling thunder, too.
My nerves are noticeably jangled.
Sweet Juliet, with plaintive break-your-heart “Mom: Make it stop” eyes, is hiding among the folds of her favorite blanket.
No question. We’re quite a jittery pair this afternoon!
Time to bake.
This fussy sweet bread recipe from the New York Times’ Yossy Arefi seemed like the perfect kind of calming baking project for this kind of frantic day. Fortunately, I have overripe bananas on my counter along with a forlorn half jar of Nutella sitting on my pantry shelf.
This recipe ups the flavor ante with browned butter and a dollop of Greek yogurt. All good.
In Italy, where people consume at least 60 million jars of Nutella each year, the chocolate-hazelnut spread is affectionately known as a cure for small sorrows.
Gotta tell you that here, on this stormy and moody day, this Nutella-laced banana bread has cured all sorts of rainy-day small sorrows. Hope it does the same for you.
Here is my adaptation of Arefi’s recipe.
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