How to make banana nut bread and have fun, too!
1. Get one cute little girl, named Annie, preferably. Have her mash the 'b'nananas. (2 or 3 ripe ones)
Then, in another bowl, have her stir the softened 8 oz. block of cream cheese and 1 and 1/2 sticks of butter.
She will probably get the 'hiccups' ..."like my baby Meg" and have to stop stirring for a minute and let you have a turn. Stir in 3 cups of sugar, then add 2 eggs and stir some more.
Add 2 cups of flour, 1/2 teaspoon each of baking soda, baking powder and salt, and stir a lot more. You get to help some more, since you are the lucky one. :)
Now get that bowl of mashed bananas, add 1 cup of pecans and 1/2 teaspoon of vanilla...Stir.
Add this to your flour mixture, stir it all together and bake in 2 greased and floured loaf pans.
Sometimes you have to be creative if you are missing a loaf pan.
Send all your 'helpers' home for a nap.
Bake at 350 for about 45 minutes to 1 hour. Cool a bit before 'someone' digs in. Yum. Don't forget to take some over to Annie later...after you take a nap.
this is the cutest post ever! annie had so much fun and she especially enjoyed eating the bread tonight. she kept saying "i made this just for you mama!"
ReplyDeleteI had way too much fun making it with her! She is a cutie. hmmmm. think I'm going to have a little bit before bed w/ peanut butter on it. :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a good little helper! That banana bread looks amazing...I will have to taste it sometime :)
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