Bah-nah-nah Bread

This is my cookbook folder.

it is bursting at it’s uh… spirals.

Every single time i use it, i vow to de-clutter things, and throw away the pieces of paper that have only 3 words written on them. But alas, it hasn’t happened just yet, and i can’t seem to see it happening anywhere in the near future no matter how many times i look in the crystal ball.

Tidiness is not for me. (yet)

Today i made some Banana Bread (see pronunciation in header).

  See? there is the cold hard truth. i made Banana Bread (and just to let you know what the cryptic from F--  means, go here.)

Ingredients: 4 TB butter, 1/2 cup brown sugar, 3 very ripe bananas, 1 egg, 1/3 cup yoghurt, 2 cups flour, 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder, 1/2 tsp. baking soda, pinch salt and 1 cup chopped pecans, walnuts, raisins (not chopped, but hey, you can experiment) carob or chocolate chips.

(NOTE: i am making triple, repeat triple! so don’t follow the picture quantities, unless you want to want to like, make triple or something)

So, Cream the butter. of course, normal folks would use an electric beater, but sadly we own none of that advanced technology so i just….

…soften the butter a bit in a makeshift double boiler and cream it. 

 

ooh… Cweamy.

Now it’s time to add the sugar.

Oops, looks like i added the raw sugar, not the brown! there’s only one way to fix this..

add the wonder syrup: Molasses!

“how are you feeling tonight, Miss Molasses?”

“I’m great, thanks for having me on the show!”

“Oh, you’re sweet!”

“well yes! i do come from the sugar cane,..”

“Is that so, Miss Moll? you must be proud of your family!”

 

 

Molasses + Sugar = Brown Sugar

it’s that simple!

 

And now look at that delectable, creamy goodness. ahhhh

Now, add the bananas to the sugar-butter  mixture.

There they are!

i tried kind of mashing them (even though it look like i am just splitting them for the fun for it, i really, ahem, wasn’t. it was a very serious matter)

But i found that mashing with a masher actually works better. fancy that!

Much Better.

Now, for another magic trick…

see that milk up there? well, since i was out of yoghurt, i decided to sub it with sour/butter milk. and since i was out of both of them i decided to make them. all you have to do is add

Vinegar

(thanks your lucky angels, there is no interview with Mr. Vinegar in today’s show)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Add about a cap, or two to a cup of milk, let it sit for a while and do what it does. after a few minutes, it’ll thicken.

yum… sour milk.

So now i hafta crack the eggs

And scramble them. of course, if you’re sensible, and own a beater you would NOT have to do this. but I --

lets move on, shall we?

 

(NOTE: i am making triple, repeat triple! so don’t follow the picture quantities, unless you want to want to like, make triple or something)

Now, Add the eggs and the Sour Milk/Buttermilk/yoghurt to the sugar and Banana mixture. the eggs are in there somewhere, i hope.

Then add the flour

Baking Powder

Baking Soda

Salt (and don’t you forget it!)

I added about a cup of home-made carob chips (recipe to come soon). i can just tell this is going to be good.

Just look at this batter. i could eat it raw.

i do eat it raw.

the Salmonella gods haven’t cursed me yet.

After mixing all ingredients together for a while (not too long, just till all is moist), place the batter in some muffin tins, or loaf tins etc. etc. Then cook it for 15-35 minutes in a 350 F oven. Depending on the size of your tins, the cooking time may take longer or shorter. you’ll know.

While you’re waiting for the breads to cook, clean up this. Enjoy!

Then DING it’s ready! go ahead, cut yourself a thick slice, and enjoy for reals.

And look how the lil’ muffins turned out!

Yum.

Pear Muffins

this morning, for breakfast i woke up at the crack of dawn and prepared some muffins.
okay, okay, so twas a little later.

i got this recipe from cookie madness, but of course i changed it in my very own special ways. :)
so the first step is to grind the flour (i am using only the best organinc whole spelt, i can assure you)
so after grinding up the flour, you measure 2 cups and put it in you second (i'll explain later) favorite mixing bowl with

-2 tsp. salt

-some cinnamon (~2tsp)

-nearly 1 tsp of baking powder and

-1/2 tsp. baking soda

after mixing the dry stuff, you move onto the PEARS!!

Go ahead - wash 4 pears, dry them, remove the stickers (oops - looks like i forgot to do that) but just do me one favor, dont peel 'em!
i know the characteristic gritty graininess may be a lil unpleasant, but, there are so many nutrients packed into the skin! so save yourself, save the skin.






then chop them, remove the cores and stems with love

okay, you'll want to add 4 TB of coconut oil to the pears that you are about to puree, and if you're feeling adventurous, pour in 1 tsp. almond extract.

then, uh .... puree, till smooth!

Below is what it should like like

pour the pears into a bowl, and mix in 2 eggs.

then, mix in the flour mixture (this is the fun part)

then the batter is finished! all you have to do now is grease some muffin tins

then pour in the batter

this look like one blue muffin, maybe he knows that he is about to be cooked in a 375 F degree oven.

so there they are! they take around 20-30 minutes,

just check them every once in a while, alright?

And finally, the finished product!!

Yum! 'specially with some butter