A few days ago I was out and about because I had several errands to
run. I had passed by this way several times before and have always
wanted to capture the horses on photo, but never had the time. This day I
had decided to make the time. As I drove up, these guys (or are they
gals?) seemed quite curious to meet me.
They let me pet their noses and scratch behind their ears. They were quite sweet!
This was a neighboring farm,
I liked the silhouetted appearance of this shot
so I just wanted to throw this one on as well...
A parting photo.....until we see each other again!!!
Our visit ended much too soon...
...and now for this recipe....a confession: This was my first attempt at banana bread
I looked online to find a recipe, and found two that seemed good. I combined things from both and came up with this one:
My Banana Bread Recipe
In a medium sized bowl combine these dry ingredients:
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
In a large bowl combine the wet ingredients:
1/4 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup brown sugar
2 tablespoons olive oil
The
original recipes called for 1/2 cup butter, but I decided to cut back
and use a bit of olive oil instead...trying to be "heart healthy"...
So at this point cream the butter/oil with the sugar. Once it is nicely mixed together, add:
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
Cream these into the butter mixture.
In a separate bowl, mush together
3 bananas and add
applesauce to make 2 cups
then add to this banana mix(if desired)
1/4 cup walnuts
1/4 cup cooked quinoa
Add this banana mixture to the butter mixture and mix until well blended.
Now
all the wet ingredients are all mixed together. Add your dry
ingredients that you reserved at the beginning into this larger bowl of
wet ingredients, and fold it together until the dry ingredients are
combined but don't stir it too much. It is ok if it remains a bit lumpy,
do not over stir!!! Just stir until the ingredients are barely
combined, maybe about 7 or 8 turns.
Have your loaf pan buttered and floured and pour the banana batter into the loaf pan. Sprinkle 2-3 tablespoons of brown sugar over the top of the batter. I like the dark brown sugar best.
Place the loaf pan into the center of the oven that has been preheated to 350 degrees. Bake for 65 minutes.
Enjoy!!!
