The most obvious solution is banana bread. I love banana bread-it is easy to make and it is a crowd pleaser. Here is my recipe:
Banana Bread
3 or 4 ripe bananas, smashed
1/3 cup melted butter
1 cup sugar (can easily reduce to 3/4 cup)
1 egg, beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 teaspoon baking soda
Pinch of salt
1 1/2 cups of all-purpose flour
1cup chopped walnuts
No need for a mixer for this recipe. Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). With a wooden spoon, mix butter into the mashed bananas in a large mixing bowl. Mix in the sugar, egg, and vanilla. Sprinkle the baking soda and salt over the mixture and mix in. Add the flour and walnuts last, mix. Pour mixture into a buttered 4x8 inch loaf pan. Bake for 1 hour. Cool on a rack. Remove from pan and slice to serve.
Side Notes: These could easily be made into muffins. I actually made mine in a bunt cake pan.
So yes banana bread is great but can get a bit mundane if you are making it every time your bananas get old. So I thought of a few ways to spice up.
The first is Banana Bread French Toast.
To make this treat- mix a few eggs and milk with about a tsp. of vanilla and a few dashes of cinnamon. Slice the bread to your desired thickness and dunk the slices in the egg mixture. Then cook in a frying pan as you would any french toast. This is a great way to shake up a breakfast favorite.
Another banana bread option is to make a bread pudding. Here is my Banana Bread Pudding recipe:
1 loaf of banana bread (cubed)
2 tablespoons butter, melted
4 eggs, beaten
2 cups milk
1/4 cup white sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Break bread into small pieces into an 8 inch square baking pan. Drizzle melted butter or margarine over bread.
In a medium mixing bowl, combine eggs, milk, sugar, cinnamon, and vanilla. Beat until well mixed. Pour over bread, and lightly push down with a fork until bread is covered and soaking up the egg mixture.
Bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes, or until the top springs back when lightly tapped.
So now there is no reason to throw away your old brown bananas. And if you do have time make these delicious recipes, you can always freeze the bananas for a later date. Let me know what you think and enjoy.
Side Notes: These could easily be made into muffins. I actually made mine in a bunt cake pan.
So yes banana bread is great but can get a bit mundane if you are making it every time your bananas get old. So I thought of a few ways to spice up.
The first is Banana Bread French Toast.
To make this treat- mix a few eggs and milk with about a tsp. of vanilla and a few dashes of cinnamon. Slice the bread to your desired thickness and dunk the slices in the egg mixture. Then cook in a frying pan as you would any french toast. This is a great way to shake up a breakfast favorite.
Another banana bread option is to make a bread pudding. Here is my Banana Bread Pudding recipe:
1 loaf of banana bread (cubed)
2 tablespoons butter, melted
4 eggs, beaten
2 cups milk
1/4 cup white sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Break bread into small pieces into an 8 inch square baking pan. Drizzle melted butter or margarine over bread.
In a medium mixing bowl, combine eggs, milk, sugar, cinnamon, and vanilla. Beat until well mixed. Pour over bread, and lightly push down with a fork until bread is covered and soaking up the egg mixture.
Bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes, or until the top springs back when lightly tapped.
So now there is no reason to throw away your old brown bananas. And if you do have time make these delicious recipes, you can always freeze the bananas for a later date. Let me know what you think and enjoy.
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