I made common mistakes while baking banana bread to see how they would affect the loaf. Mishaps like improperly measuring flour or swapping baking powder for soda can alter your bread.

Banana bread has dominated kitchen counters and social feeds alike, with one recipe claiming the crown for creating a loaf that stays "moist for days" garnering a "viral" sensation status online.

In this recipe for an unusual apple banana bread, ... In a medium bowl, stir together the flour, baking soda, salt, cloves, nutmeg, and the remaining 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon.

The theory is baking soda is supposed to disrupt fungal spores that land on the leaf surface. It’s not a new idea. It was first published in a report by Jesse Currey, a rose enthusiast, in 1924.

I tried every flavor of Olipop I could find and ranked them from worst to best. I loved the tropical-punch, ginger-lemon, and cream-soda flavors.