Just call me a Baking Goddess: Totally Delicious Banana Bread

I don't know what it is about Instagram but it totally brings out the baking goddess in me! I just want to cook and bake things so I can take food selfies and show everybody how my recipes came out. lol... if you haven't already please do follow moi up at my account here.

This all started because I had some bananas that were going to go bad...I figured I'd better do something with them, right?! Got my recipe, put some music on and proceeded to make the kitchen a mess. *dimple*

♫  Reva DeVito - Friday Night ♫ 

INGREDIENTS:
1 cup granulated sugar
8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
2 large eggs
3 ripe bananas
(Use bananas that look almost like you would throw them away. They're sweeter that way!!)
1 tablespoon milk
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt

DIRECTIONS:

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Butter a 9 x 5 x 3 inch loaf pan.

Cream the sugar and butter in a large mixing bowl until light and fluffy.

Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.

In a small bowl, mash the bananas with a fork. Mix in the milk and cinnamon. 

In another bowl, mix together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.

Add the banana mixture to the creamed mixture and stir until combined. 

Add dry ingredients, mixing just until flour disappears. Don't over mix either...

Overmixing makes the bread really heavy, instead of light and fluffy. 

I did that once with a pistachio cake I tried to make...don't ask. *rolls eyes*

Pour batter into prepared pan and bake 1 hour to 1 hour 10 minutes. 

I cooked mine for 1 hour and 10 minutes. Set aside to cool on a rack for 

15 minutes. Remove bread from pan, invert onto rack and cool completely 

before slicing.  Original recipe can be found here on the Food Network!

Happy Baking!! *nibbling on a piece of yummy banana bread* 

old world flat bread...my new favorite bread...

So as well as being a beauty potion goddess...*wink wink* I also dabble a bit in the kitchen. Seems ever since I started to eat healthier, I've been cooking a lot more. Trying to replace my processed foods intake with healthier fresher foods like the veggies below. Aren't they gorgeous? So bright and colorful!! I'm addicted to those grape tomatoes I tell you, addicted!

Sorry for the quality of the pics...they could be SO much better. I need me a new camera STAT. lol..

   

It was temptation at first sight...as soon as I saw those yummy flatbreads I thought boy, that looks GOOD. I've got to get those. They're calling my name... so I skipped over to them and quickly grabbed two bags before anyone else could gobble them up. You never know who might be lurking in your grocery store waiting to buy all the flat breads. Hmm, that might be me. ...giggle...

Here's a few pics of what I whipped up. Just a basic flat bread sandwich with lots and lots of veggies, mozzarella, seasoned chicken, roasted tomatoes,  lettuce and sour creme! It was quite tasty & SO easy to make.  

 

The best part was warming up that yummy mouth watering flat bread. Just a couple seconds in the microwave & it was warm & so ready to be nibbled on or I'm sure you could toast it up in the frying pan too. Hmmm, something to try next time!

Did you know this about Flat Bread?

Flatbread was already known in Ancient Egypt and Sumer ("land of the civilized kings" or "native land"...Sumer was an ancient civilization and historical region in southern Mesopotamia.)  In ancient Mesopotamia (modern day Iraq) the Sumerians discovered that edible grains could be mashed into a paste and then baked/hardened into a flat bread.

Flour and water Flatbreads baked on a fire-heated rock have been a staple for much of humanity for the past 5,000 years. In Mexico it’s the tortilla; for the Scots it is oatcake; in India, chapatti; in China they call it po bin; the Amerindians made johnnycake; the Norwegians, flattbrod; in Ethiopia, injera; in Israel, matzoh. 

I just love eating healthier...it really gives you a sense of accomplishment to know you made what you're eating and that it's healthy for you and that it tastes good too. haha, it's got to taste good or you won't want to eat it and then what's the point! *wink* 

 Happy Nibbling!

 #thedailynibble

pics via moi. info via wikipedia and american flatbread