Sorry it has been a little while since my last post. I have been on a bit of a cooking hiatus this week, as my kids are on a school trip all week. Walter and I have been enjoying dinners out. I did make some tasty banana bread a couple of days ago, and want to share the recipe with you.
Not sure if your family is like mine, but we always seem to have a few bananas that over ripen before they get eaten. Perhaps this is on purpose, as I will then use them for banana bread, which is a great treat for breakfast.
I have been making the same recipe for years, and it comes out of a cookbook I inherited from my grandmother whose nickname was Gogo. The name of the cookbook is Bon Vivant, and it is a compilation of recipes from the women of Trinity Episcopal Church in Longview, Texas. This is a very special cookbook, as there are handwritten notes throughout in Gogo's handwriting. It is also a great go-to book when you want traditional recipes.
Banana Bread Recipe
1 cup sugar
1/2 cups butter
2 cups flour
2 unbeaten eggs
1 teaspoon soda
1/2 cup pecans
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 to 4 ripe bananas
Cream butter and sugar together. In a separate bowl, add unbeaten eggs and bananas and whip them. Add soda to bananas, then the creamed sugar and butter, the flour and a pinch of salt. If mixture is too stiff, add several tablespoons of milk. Bake for 1 hour at 350 degrees in a loaf pan.
Courtesy of Miss Hope O'Donnell and the Bon Vivant cookbook
Not sure if your family is like mine, but we always seem to have a few bananas that over ripen before they get eaten. Perhaps this is on purpose, as I will then use them for banana bread, which is a great treat for breakfast.
I have been making the same recipe for years, and it comes out of a cookbook I inherited from my grandmother whose nickname was Gogo. The name of the cookbook is Bon Vivant, and it is a compilation of recipes from the women of Trinity Episcopal Church in Longview, Texas. This is a very special cookbook, as there are handwritten notes throughout in Gogo's handwriting. It is also a great go-to book when you want traditional recipes.
Banana Bread Recipe
1 cup sugar
1/2 cups butter
2 cups flour
2 unbeaten eggs
1 teaspoon soda
1/2 cup pecans
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 to 4 ripe bananas
Cream butter and sugar together. In a separate bowl, add unbeaten eggs and bananas and whip them. Add soda to bananas, then the creamed sugar and butter, the flour and a pinch of salt. If mixture is too stiff, add several tablespoons of milk. Bake for 1 hour at 350 degrees in a loaf pan.
Courtesy of Miss Hope O'Donnell and the Bon Vivant cookbook
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| Walter enjoying a warm piece of banana bread |
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