February 23rd is National Banana Bread Day. A moist, sweet, cake like quick bread, banana bread is made with fully ripe, mashed bananas. There are some recipes where banana bread is made with yeast when it is then usually sliced, toasted and spread with butter. The popularization of baking soda and baking powder in the 1930s helped banana bread first became a standard feature of American Cookbooks. Enjoy some today, with a hearty breakfast, as a snack, or warmed with butter!