Early on in their marriage they discovered a mutual love for bananas, yet another reason why they were the perfect match! Each week they would buy a nice batch and enjoy the sweet, yet nutritious treat in cereal, ice cream, as a smoothie, over waffles, or even just simply peeled and eaten plain.
However, as time went on and new favorites were discovered (namely apples, celery, and broccoli), bananas slowly fell out of favor. Though they remained on the weekly shopping list, often not all of them would get eaten before they were too ripe to be enjoyable. In an effort to not be wasteful, at the end of each week the couple would throw the brown-spotted, unused bananas in the freezer - "surely there could be some use for them later" they would say. But as schedules got busier, the good intentions for the bananas remained merely good intentions... and so the frozen banana pile grew, lonely and largely forgotten.
Finally, one day while searching for something yummy for lunch (probably chicken nuggets), the forgotten bananas were rediscovered and the couple decided it was time to put the pile to use. After much deliberation, the perfect idea was settled on and the young wife made a call to the greatest chef in all the land (thanks mom!). And thus, the banana bread addiction was born! After a little work and an hour of passing baking time playing card games, they had a warm, delicious treat that they instantly fell in love with. And they have had at least a loaf a week ever since!
If you concentrate, you could probably smell the sweet smell of the banana baked goods coming from their home even now... and if you're lucky, they may share.
Banana Bread:
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1 Cup sugar
1/4 tsp. salt
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp. baking powder
1 Cup mashed bananas
1/2 cup softened butter
1/2 cup sour cream
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 cup chopped nuts (optional)
Mix dry ingredients well. Mix bananas, butter, sour cream, eggs and vanilla well and then add dry ingredients. Mix about 2 mins. Add nuts if desired and bake at 350 in greased loaf pan for one hour, or until toothpick comes out clean.
