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Warpy

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Thu May 23, 2024, 05:51 PM May 2024

Something Really Awesome Happens When You Use Banana Peel as an Ingredient

A recent study has shown if banana peels are blanched, dried, and ground into a flour, they can be turned into baked goods that taste just as nice, if not better than wheat-based products.

Unless you're a devoted reader of vegan cooking blogs or a Nigella Lawson fan, you've probably never considered cooking with a banana peel. But not only is it perfectly safe, scientists also demonstrated it really is good for you.

When the experiment's products were taste-tested, consumers reported they were just as happy with the flavors as they were with peel-free sugar cookies.

https://www.sciencealert.com/something-really-awesome-happens-when-you-use-banana-peel-as-an-ingredient

I'm hoping someone starts to produce this for sale in health food stores (Bob's Red Mill, I'm looking at YOU) because banana flour coconut bars sound very intriguing.

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Something Really Awesome Happens When You Use Banana Peel as an Ingredient (Original Post) Warpy May 2024 OP
I watched a video of a couple of guys making CANADIANBEAVER69 May 2024 #1

CANADIANBEAVER69

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1. I watched a video of a couple of guys making
Thu May 23, 2024, 07:05 PM
May 2024

bacon with the banana peels. It actually looked like it and had a great crunch.

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