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Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Recipe Block?!?

Well, I've spent the last couple of days trying to figure out what exactly to write about this week.  I haven't really had the time to try any new or exciting recipes.  I think I've decided I want to spend the rest of this week writing about baked goods.  Surprisingly, a lot of baked goods freeze pretty well. 

Banana Bread... with a Sweet Twist!

2 c all purpose flour
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1/8 tsp nutmeg
1/4 tsp salt
2 eggs, beaten
5 medium sized ripe bananas (that means they've turned brown and are soft), mashed
1 cup sugar
1 stick of butter, melted
honey (as much or as little as you want)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F and spray a bread pan with baking spray
Combine all dry ingredients together in a large bowl and set aside.
In a medium bowl combine eggs, bananas, sugar, and butter.
Add egg mixture to dry ingredients and stir until everything is moistened.  The batter will be lumpy. 
Add honey.  I usually add a couple good squeezes from the bottle.  Stir.
Pour mixture into pan.  If desired, drizzle honey over top of batter before placing pan in oven.
Bake for 1hr.  (insert a toothpick into the loaf after baking....if the tooth pick comes out with some mushy batter on it, bake for an additional 15 minutes)

Variations:  Use 2 bananas and 1 cup of applesauce instead of 5 bananas. 
  You can also use 2 bananas and any type of fruit puree you desire (like strawberries, pears, etc).

To freeze:  Cool the loaf to room temp.  Wrap in clear wrap and place in a freezer bag.  Will last for 3 months in freezer.  Allow to defrost in fridge for 24 hrs.

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