Recipe: Banana Bread

Banana Bread

Ingredients:

2 cups all-purpose flour                       2 large eggs (beaten)
1 tsp. baking soda                               4 large overripe bananas (mashed)
1/4 tsp. salt                                         1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/2 cup butter (softened)                     1/2 cup finely diced walnuts or pecans (optional)
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 tsp. vanilla extract

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350° F. Lightly grease 5"x 9" loaf pan.
2. In a large bowl, combine flour, baking and salt. Set aside.
3. In separate bowl, cream together butter and brown sugar. 
4. Stir in eggs, banana, vanilla, cinnamon, (and nuts if desired).
5. Add flour mixture to banana mixture and stir until blended.
6. Pour batter into greased loaf pan.
7. Bake in preheated 350° oven for 60-65 mins, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
8. Cool in pan for 10-15 mins, then finish cooling on wire rack.
9. Optional step, cut while warm and serve with butter. 

Jam Suprise Muffins

Ingredients:

2 cups flour

3 tbsp sugar

1 tbsp baking powder

1/2 tsp salt

1 stick butter

1 egg

1 cup milk

Any flavored jam/jelly

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F

2. In medium mixing bowl, sift together flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.

3. Cut in butter until well blended. (Will look like a rough cornmeal). Make a well in the center and set aside.

4. In a seperate bowl, wisk together egg and milk. Pour into well in dry ingredients and mix until just moistioned. (About 25 strokes) Batter will be lumpy.

5. Fill greased muffin cups about 1/3 full. Put 1/2 tsp of jam on top of batter and fill another 1/3 of muffin cup. Total of 2/3rds full.

6. Cook at 425 degrees for 20-25 mins. Remove from tray and let cool.