If you are a simple cook, like me, you'll love this book. Nothing fancy, nothing extravagant, just simple, easy, yummy food. When I saw her banana bread recipe I thought I'd give it a try. I have NEVER found a banana bread recipe that worked for me. Either it was too dry, not enough banana flavor, or just blah.This recipe changed my bad luck! I'm not sure what it is....but it is melt-in-your-mouth good. And so simple, just dump, stir and bake!
Ashley's Banana Bread (Trisha's niece)
from Georgia Cooking in an Oklahoma Kitchen by Trisha Yearwood
1 1/2 c. unsalted butter
1 1/2 c. sugar
2 large eggs
4 ripe bananas, mashed
1 t. vanilla
2 c. all-purpose flour
1 t. baking soda
1 t. salt
1/2 c. buttermilk (or regular milk)
1 c. chopped pecans
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease 2 loaf pans.
With an electric mixer or stand alone mixer, cream butter and sugar together until fluffy. Add eggs one at a time. Beat in the bananas and vanilla. Sift flour together with the baking soda and salt and add to the mixture alternately with the buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour. Fold in nuts.
Pour the batter into the loaf pans and bake for 50 minutes. Cool slightly in the pan before turning the loaves out onto wire racks to cool completely.
This is just one of the things I'm making for our friends who are arriving today. Can you believe we met them on our honeymoon in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, over 3 years ago and haven't seen them since? We got married on the same day and have stayed in touch ever since!We have a fun weekend planned of shopping, dining out, sight-seeing, and putting together a little party on Saturday at our house! So I will be MIA for a couple days, but please come back as yummy eats will be had!
And lastly, don't forget to vote for me in the Mom Blogging Contest - I am WAY behind! You can vote once a day up until April 26th.
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