Showing posts with label banana bread. Show all posts
Showing posts with label banana bread. Show all posts

Friday, July 23, 2010

Favorite Friday Recipe: Bananaberry Muffins


Here's a great muffin recipe from Tasty Kitchen.  I like that it uses the bananas to bind the mixture so you use less butter.  Of course, that just gives me an excuse to break open the muffins and put my own butter on it, but that's another story.

While these muffins are great warm out of the oven, the blueberries tend to get a bit tart when hot.  They were significantly better the next morning! 

Enjoy! (oh and notice my lovely Vera mug and new petalware plate!  and no, I did not eat all 5 muffins...at once...)



Bananaberry Muffins

Ingredients:
  • 2 cups All-purpose Flour
  • 2 teaspoons Baking Powder
  • ½ teaspoons Salt
  • 1 cup Sugar
  • ⅓ cups Butter, Room Temperature
  • 2 whole Eggs
  • 1 cup Mashed Ripe Bananas (about 2 Med Ones)
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla
  • 1 cup Fresh Blueberries (rinse And Pat Dry)

Directions:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line a tray with muffin cup papers.
  • Sift flour, baking powder, salt and sugar together with a wire whisk.
  • Add butter, eggs, bananas and vanilla.
  • Mix on low until just combined.
  • Fold in blueberries. Reserve some to place on the tops of the muffins.
  • Bake for about 20 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. (I think I did 15 min)
  • Serve while still warm with butter. (YES!  see!)
  • Makes 12-15 muffins. (I made 17 with this recipe)

Friday, January 22, 2010

Favorite Friday Recipe: Kona Inn Banana Bread


Happy Friday! The weekend is almost here and I plan to catch up on some sleep, hopefully start another crafty project, and hang out with B and the puppies. I also cannot wait to sit at my kitchen nook and enjoy a leisurely afternoon tea complete with freshly baked banana bread. I love love love banana bread and have tried many recipes, only to keep coming back to this one. If you have some bananas on hand this weekend, give it a try!



Kona Inn Banana Bread

Ingredients (makes 2 loaves)

2-1/2 cups of flour
1/2 teaspoon of salt
2 teaspoons of baking soda
1 cup of butter
2 cups of sugar
2 cups of mashed ripe bananas (approximately 6)
4 eggs

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350F.
Grease and flour two 9 x 5 x 3 inch loaf pans.
Beat the butter with the sugar together until it is blended and light yellow.
Sift in the flour, salt, and baking soda.
Beat the eggs, then add them to the mixture, along with the mashed banana.
Mix in all ingredients by hand until blended (I used an electric mixer on low for the most part)
Batter should be a little lumpy when you pour it into the loaf pans.

Bake the bread 50 to 60 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

Let cool on a rack (20 min if you are patient, 3.5 min if you're a hungry monster like me), slice, serve and enjoy!