This loaf isn’t trying to reinvent the wheel, but it nails banana bread like very few do: tender, moist, and full of flavor. It’s also incredibly versatile, welcoming all sorts of mix-ins and riffs.

I hear the same things whenever I tell somebody I make sourdough bread: I could never do that. It's too many steps. I used to say the same thing, having never been much of a baker and always more of a ...