My favorite childhood memories are the ones of cooking with my Mother. I still remember her fingers as she fluted the crust of her cherry pie. (The cherries came from the trees in the backyard). I cooked with my children as they grew up and now I thrill at the chance to cook with my grandchildren. Sydney and I have cooked together ever since she was old enough to scoot a chair to the counter. We have talked about opening a bakery but thought we would first try our hand at blogging together. Happy to have you along for the ride! Love, Nana
My Mom is also a great baker! She has taught me a lot about baking! I remember my first baking experience when I was about 4 years old. It was Independence Day and she was making a fruit pizza. I remember asking her if she would teach me how to help. It was tough for me at first because I had no clue what I was doing. I ended up getting the hang of it and from then on I have always and always will have a passion for baking and I hope you will have that same experience that I had! With Love, Sydney**
Today we made Banana Nut Bread from my Mother’s favorite recipe. This is delicious so try it with your family members…get cooking! Nana
Mom’s Banana Nut Bread
1/2 cup butter (Mom used shortening)
1 cup sugar
2 eggs, beaten
1 cup mashed, ripe bananas (about 3 medium)
2 cups sifted flour
3 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1 cup chopped nuts
Cream butter and sugar together until light. Mash bananas in a separate bowl and add to the butter/sugar mixture along with the beaten eggs. Sift salt, flour and baking powder together and add to the mixture. Stir in the nuts. Bake in a greased loaf pan on 375′ for about 1 hour 15 minutes or until knife inserted in the center comes out dry. Cool on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Slide a knife around the edges of the pan and gently remove the bread to cool completely before slicing.
Enjoy!!
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