Bad Bananas

mamamich — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 09:14:38 -0500

Hi Lisa,

Thanks for your comment. Oooh, bananas gone bad!

If you don't have time to make the banana bread, you can also peel the bananas and toss them in the freezer in a zip top bag. Then, add them to smoothies anytime you get a hankering... The frozen bananas will make it seem more lucious and ice-creamy.

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Um, YUM! Banana bread

Lisa Stone — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 05:38:56 -0500

Mamamich, this looks terrific! And I just happen to have a bunch of bananas with eight hours of life left in them. Okay, maybe four hours...

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Going Bananas for After School Snacks

mamamich — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 15:21:32 -0500

We
just started our school year and the kids are getting used to the
routine all over again. They usually return home from school in slow
motion, dragging their book bags behind them, red-faced from the heat.
Nothing a cool drink of water and a healthy snack won’t help!

Need ideas for a pick-me-up snack? My kids loved helping me make
this delicious banana bread recipe…and loved the outcome, as well!

Surprise Inside Banana Bread

1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup whole wheat pastry flour or whole wheat flour
2/3 cup sugar (we prefer to use unrefined organic sugar from the bulk bin at the market)
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 very ripe bananas
1 large egg or 1/4 cup egg substitute
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter, melted
1/4 cup nonfat plain yogurt or light sour cream
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/4 cup low-fat milk or buttermilk
1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips or m&m’s

Heat the oven to 350° F.
If you prefer to make a loaf of banana bread, lightly spray the pan with cooking spray.
If you prefer to make muffins, line each well of a muffin pan with
cupcake papers or lightly coat the muffin cups with cooking spray.
In a medium-size bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt and stir with a fork to blend.
In a mixing bowl, mash the bananas with a potato masher or a fork.
Combine the mashed bananas, egg, melted butter, sour cream, vanilla extract, and milk.
Stir vigorously or beat with a hand mixer on medium until the ingredients in this bowl are well blended.
Slowly add the dry ingredients and mix until just combined
Pour the batter into your loaf pan, or fill each muffin tin approximately 1/3 with batter.
Bake your bread until the top is golden brown and a toothpick comes
out with some melted chocolate but no crumbs. For muffins, this will be
about 1/2 as long as with a loaf. For a loaf, check the bread after 35
minutes.

Call the Kids:

Kids can peel and mash the bananas. For mashing, potato mashers
work well. Or, for the very tactile child, try letting them mush the
bananas with clean hands!
Measure the dry ingredients and pour them into the bowl. Remind
them to dump the ingredients in slowly and close to the bowl so they
don’t poof all over the kitchen.
Crack the egg into a separate bowl, so it is easy to fish out any stray shells
Stir the ingredients together
Help to pour the batter.

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