Bananas

I just got back from seeing Julie and Julia and got inspired to write another blog entry.

What to do with old bananas...

I love bananas, but they have to be just perfectly ripened the way I love them in order for me to really eat them. Not too green, but firm. Ripe bananas don't have any appeal to me, yet I always buy a bunch of bananas and they get ripe before I eat more than one or two. So, I always have old bananas on hand. Here are two recipes I use with my old bananas.

Tried and True Banana Bread
(I got this recipe from my mom. I make it with my daughter at least once a week)

2-3 ripe bananas (the ones with the brown spots)
1/2 cup veggie oil
1 cup sugar

Mix these together, then add.

1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
dash of salt
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 cup milk plus 1 tsp lemon juice
2 cups flour
chocolate chips or butterscotch chips (optional)

Mix together. Pour in a bread pan.
Bake 335 degrees for 1 hour 5 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean



Banana Fritters
(This recipe also came from my mom and I will type it exactly the way she told it to me.)

mash up 1 banana
add one egg
cup of flour
¼ - 1/3 cup sugar
1 tsp baking powder
¼ cup milk

consistency of pancake or waffle mix

fry in a little oil... spoon into oil, medium heat, cook like a pancake