Ya Bread is Good

People love desserts, pastries, and all the different kinds of tasty treats. There’s no doubt about it. This sugar-obsessed society has only led more and more complicated delicacies over the years like death by chocolate or white chocolate raspberry truffle cheesecake. Of course, they are delicious and I can’t say that I don’t enjoy them myself, but sometimes they just seem like too much. Though, through the years there has been a race of baked goods that has withheld its integrity and maintained the simplicity that makes it so darn fantastic. These “wonder breads” are as follow: zucchini bread, pumpkin bread, banana bread, and their second cousin, blueberry bread.

There is something wonderful about a fresh loaf of, really, any of these. Right when they come out of the oven their aroma fills the house with love. After letting your loaf of, let’s say, banana bread cool down just enough you cut off the first heel. It is best to eat this part of the bread as soon as possible so that they don’t harden and you can enjoy them while still soft and warm. Another option you are presented with at this point is whether or not to spread butter on your slice. It really depends on your mood; if you’re feeling a little daring then go for it, but if you’d really just like to savor the flavor of the bread itself and not overcomplicate things then go ahead and leave it naked, this is the route I most often take. No matter how you take it, you are always pretty much required to take it down with a cool glass of milk. Nothing compliments it better or refreshes you more.

The really great thing about the ZPBB breads is that they can be eaten at any point throughout the day. Whether you fancy a quick bite to eat in the morning before you rush out the door or a mid-afternoon snack, they are perfect. Perhaps a bit crumbly and messy, but if you keep the crumbs they serve as a great last hoorah for your meal of champions. Also, another perk to keeping your ZPBB breads, preferably in aluminum foil, is that their “crust,” for lack of a better term, on the top becomes this type of glaze that makes every bite that much more satisfying. Although there are so many things you can do with desserts now a days, I still firmly believe that a generous slice of blueberry bread, maybe even with a little cinnamon glaze, out does them all.