A Banana Day!

Lemon-slice is really all about the fruits. Anything that has fruits, she wants to try making it. That's how we ended up buying a half dozen bananas today....
And those bananas ended up in half a dozen stomachs.



Banana Crumb Muffins
1 1/2 c ap flour 1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
3 mashed bananas
3/4 c white sugar
1 egg, lightly beaten
1/3 c butter, melted
1/3 c packed brown sugar
2 tbsp ap flour
1/8 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tbsp butter
1) Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Lightly grease a 12 muffin tray.
2) In a large bowl, mix together 1 1/2 c flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
3) In another bowl, mix together bananas, sugar, eggs, and melted butter. Stir the banana mixture into the flour mixture until just moistened. Spoon batter into muffin cups.
4) In a small bowl, mix together brown sugar, 2 tbsp flour, and cinnamon. With fingers, mix in 1 tbsp butter until the mixture resembles coarse cornmeal. Sprinkle over muffins.
5) Bake 18-20 minutes, or until passes toothpick test.



Banana Nut Bread (Williams-Sonoma)
2 1/2 c whole-wheat flour, extra for dusting
2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1 c unsalted butter at room temperature
2 c sugar
2 c mashed banana
4 eggs
1 c chopped walnuts

1) Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease two 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 loaf pans and dust with flour.
2) In a bowl, stir together flour, baking soda, and salt. Set aside.
3) In another bowl, beat together the butter and sugar until blended.
4) Beat in the banana, then beat in the eggs until completely mixed. Stir in nuts, add combined dry ingredients, and stir until blended.
5) Pour and scrape the batter into the 2 prepared pans.
6) Bake about 1 hour or until it passes the toothpick test.

xoxo,
lemonie