Banana Bread

So, I'm sorry I haven't been posting. We've been extra busy around here. I've been wanting to make some of my Grandma's banana bread but my Grandma is out of town. I guess I'll have to wait for her recipe until she comes home. I found this recipe online and tried it out. It was definitely good banana bread. It was very moist and thick. I had never made banana bread and didn't realize how easy and fun it is to make.


Banana Bread:

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup butter
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 2 1/3 cups mashed overripe bananas
  

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350
2. Lightly grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan.
3. In a large bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt.
4. In a separate bowl, cream together butter and brown sugar.
5. Stir in eggs and mashed bananas until well blended.
6. Stir banana mixture into flour mixture; stir just to moisten.
7. Pour batter into prepared loaf pan.
8. Bake in preheated oven for 60 to 65 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into center of the loaf comes out clean.
9. Let bread cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack.

I made a double batch, one with nuts and one without. This recipe yields one loaf. I also added more bananas.

Hope you enjoy! ~Cindy~

Another post..no pic's

I don't have any pic's of these two, but I thought I would share a little trick I learned. This may be something many of you know, but I found it very time saving and thought I would pass it on. I bought a small roast and put it directly into my crock pot and added some garlic salt and a packet of au jus sauce with some water. That's it! I then put the lid on, turned it on low, and left my kitchen!!! By dinner time, it was a perfectly tender roast! It was so good, we made another one a few days later.
I also did this with a full chicken. I put the raw chicken in my crock pot(minus the icky stuff inside the chicken, don't 4get to take that out!!!), some season all, garlic salt and about 3 tbsp of melted butter. I turned it on low and left my kitchen, again!!! With this I did come back to baste it every once in awhile. OMG...it was so good! Very tender and really easy chicken!

Ps: If you want to spend a little time in the kitchen after your chicken dinner, you can then boil your chicken bones to make broth and make chicken noodle soup. (like I did...I love it in the colder months!)

Crock Pot Ribs!

I'm back, after a long hiatus. I made these not to0 long ago. For anyone who may like ribs but doesn't really like to eat off the bone, try these!

Crock pot Ribs:

• Package of pork ribs
• 2 bottles of bbq sauce
• crock pot!!

1. cut ribs into 3-4 piece sections
2. brown slightly in frying pan
3. place ribs in crock pot
4. cover ribs with bbq sauce until fully covered
5. cook on low all day
6. ribs will fall off the bone if cooked long enough
7. serve with whatever you like(we like a vegetable and mashed potatoes)
8. enjoy!!

-Barb

Peach Cobbler

I got this recipe from a friend of a friend and it was really good. It tastes sort of like an English pudding. It was really sweet and yummy. I was so upset that I didn't have any vanilla ice cream. I really recommend putting it on top. I would cook it a little longer next time and try doing it with less butter if that's possible. All in all, it was so easy!

Peach Cobbler:

• 1 cup sugar
• 1 flour
• 1 stick butter
• 1 cup milk
• 1 21 ounce can comstock peaches

Heat oven to 350

1. Put your stick of butter in your dish and stick it in the oven to melt.
2. Mix your flour, sugar and milk.
3. Add it to the butter.
4. Add the peaches to the rest.
5. Bake for 45 minutes or until brown
6. Serve with vanilla ice cream.

Hope you enjoy! Cindy

Chicken and Dumpling Soup

The weather has finally cooled off here, we'll see how long it lasts. I've been wanting to make my chicken and dumpling soup when the weather was right, so here it is. I always make a huge batch because we have it for left overs. I usually add carrots and peas but didn't have any on hand this time.

It's super quick and easy to make.

Chicken and Dumpling Soup:

• 1 1/2 cup flour
• 1 cup water
• 2 large cans of chicken broth
• 1 large can water
• 1 baked chicken
• 1 cup peas and carrots
• 3 chicken bouillon cubes
• 3/4 tbsp salt
• 2 tbsp four

1. Add all broth, can of water and bouillon cubes to a large pot.
2. Cut all your chicken off the bone. I don't leave any skin on. Add to broth.
3. If you're using fresh carrots and peas add them now if not add them last.
4. Bring to a boil and cover.

Dumpling:

1. Mix your 1 1/2 cups flour, 1 cup water and salt together. It should be really sticky.
2. Put a generous amount of flour on your cutting board.
3. Lay your mixture down adding flour to the top as you knead it.
4. Keep flipping it over, kneading and adding flour so it's still fluffy but not too sticky to roll out. Do not over flour it or they'll be too doughy.
5. Roll them really thin, they'll plump a little once they boil. I prefer mine thin but fluffy.
6. Drop your dumplings into the boiling broth one at a time. The broth needs to be boiling for your dumplings to turn out.
7. Once all your items are in turn it to low and cook it covered for 30 min.
8. Salt and pepper to taste. Chris like to eat his with a dollop of sour cream on top.

Enjoy~ Cindy