Brighten Up Your Day Banana Bread, by, Gina Meyers

Lately, I find myself resorting to my favorite pastimes, knitting, baking, cooking, exercising, movie watching and family time. Lately, I have been improving upon my Banana Bread recipe and it got the thumbs up from my son Lucas.

The bright side to all this extra time is I have been experimenting in the kitchen, this evening, I made Taco Tuesdays in Quarantine, an easy and healthy recipe that you too can try at home.

Stay safe and enjoy this special family time that only a pandemic could provide!

Quick Movie Recommendations:
Xanadu
Onward
Houseboat
Crazy People
Julie and Julia
Princess Bride
13 Going on 30
Groundhog Day
Confessions of a Shopaholic

Brighten Your Day Banana Bread

1/2 cup of butter at room temperature or melted in the microwave to soften (if butter cube was in the freezer, fyi)
1/2 cup of granulated sugar
2 Tablespoons of sour cream
4 bananas
3 eggs, prefer brown eggs
1 cup all purpose flour
1 teaspoon of baking soda
1/4 teaspoon of salt
1 1/2 teaspoons of ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon of nutmeg
1 teaspoon of allspice
1/2 cup of whole wheat flour
2 teaspoons of vanilla extract

Directions:  Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Spray a loaf pan or coat with a thin layer of butter. Mix wet ingredients together and add eggs, one at a time, using an electric mixer. You may also add the bananas and if need be, mash slightly with a fork. Next add baking soda, salt, flour and any other dry ingredients. It isn't necessary to consider the cinnamon and all spice as dry ingredients, you can add those with the wet ingredients. Pour the batter into a prepared loaf pan and scoop excess batter out with a spatula. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 50 to 60 minutes or until the center of the banana bread with a knife or toothpick comes out clean.




Tip: if you keep your bananas in the freezer like I do, microwave with the peels for 30 to 60 seconds per banana. It will heat up the peel and make for easy peeling.




Kindly,
Gina
https://www.ginameyers.com