This recipe for Banana Walnut Pancakes with Caramelized Banana Topping is like a tale of two bananas. One is brown and overripe and the other is full of hope, with nary a mark on it's yellow flesh. You'll need both for this recipe but it's worth it. I personally can't remember the last time I ate a banana as nature intended but ask me what to use them in and I'm like the Bubba Gump of the banana plant. You can fry 'em, mash 'em, bake 'em, freeze 'em—you see what I'm getting at. They're …
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