• Family Recipe: Chocolate Chip Banana Bread

    Chocolate Chip Banana Bread

    We recently had some extra bananas that needed to be used up.  For a change of pace I decided to do a Chocolate Chip Banana Bread which was a big hit with the family.  The base recipe is our family recipe – Nancy’s Banana Bread with just a few chocolate chips for an added touch.   This recipe is easy to put together and tasty too.

    Chocolate Chip Banana Bread:

    • 2 cups Flour
    • 1 tablespoon Water
    • 1/2 cup shortening
    • 1/4 teaspoon Salt
    • 2 Eggs
    • 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
    • 1 cup Sugar
    • 1 cup Chocolate Chips
    • 3 Bananas, mashed

    Mix all the ingredients together.  Place in greased and floured bread pan.  Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour.

    You can use either miniature or regular chocolate chips, feel free to use either more or less depending on your family’s preference.

  • Family Recipe: Sour Cream Banana Coffee Cake

    I received this recipe several years ago from my Aunt Vick.  Lately, I have been able to get quite a few bananas on clearance at the store and have several bags of frozen bananas in the freezer to use throughout the winter.  As I was looking for a recipe to utilize some of the bananas and I came across this one which is perfect!  If you are looking for a great alternative to banana bread for a breakfast, brunch, or snack this is one you should try.

    Sour Cream Banana Coffee Cake:

    • 1/2 cup Butter
    • 1 cup Sugar
    • 2 Eggs
    • 1 cup mashed Bananas
    • 1/2 teaspoon Vanilla
    • 1/2 cup Sour Cream
    • 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
    • 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
    • 1/4 teaspoon Salt
    • 2 cups Flour
    • 1/2 cup Sugar
    • 1 teaspoon Cinnamon

    1.  Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.

    2.  Add eggs and blend.

    3.  Add bananas, vanilla, and sour cream.

    4.  Add salt, baking powder, baking soda and flour.

    5.  In another bowl mix 1/2 cup sugar and cinnamon.

    6.  Sprinkle 1/2 of Sugar / Cinnamon mixture over the bottom of a well greased bundt pan.  Spoon in 1/2 of the batter into the pan.  Sprinkle on remaining cinnamon mixture and cover with the rest of the batter.  Cut through with a knife to swirl it a little bit.

    7.  Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.

    For an extra special treat you can add a simple frosting or glaze to this delicious cake!

    Photo by Little Blue Hen