Banana Bread

What do you know...more overripe bananas...hmmm, banana bread time. I made this yesterday and when I got back from picking up my husband at the airport it was gone!! I didn't even get a try. Fortunately I did get a couple of the banana oatmeal chocolate chip muffins this week!!


Banana Bread


1/2 cup butter
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 cup mashed very ripe bananas
1 3/4 cup flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt

Combine butter and sugar in mixing bowl.


Cream together.

Add first egg and beat until smooth.

Add second egg and beat until smooth.


Add mashed bananas and blend in.


In second bowl, stir in flour with baking soda, baking powder and salt.

Add dry mixture to liquid mixtures.


Stir just to combine.

Transfer batter to greased loaf pan.

Bake at 300 degrees for one hour. Insert toothpick comes out clean. Let stand 10 minutes. Remove from pan and place on cake rack to cool.

Unfortunately I didn't get a picture of the finished product - and like I said when I got home last night there were only crumbs!!

Banana Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Muffins

I have tried several recipes...banana, banana chocolate chip and banana oatmeal...this time I decided to combine two of them and came up with this recipe!! I love banana and oatmeal together and the chocolate chips are just perfection!!

Banana Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Muffins

1 1/2 cups flour

1 cup rolled oats

1/2 cup sugar

2 tsp baking powder

1 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

1 1/2 cup chocolate chips

2 eggs

1/4 cup canola oil

1/4 cup milk

1 cup mashed bananas

In large bowl measure in flour, oats, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt & chocolate chips.

Mix well and make a well in the center.

In small bowl mash bananas. I do this with a fork - it seems to separate the banana better than a spoon.

In small bowl combine eggs, oil, milk and bananas.

Mix well.




Pour liquids into the well in the dry ingredients.



Stir just to moisten. The batter will be a little lumpy. Fill greased muffin cups.

Bake at 400 degrees for 20 - 25 minutes. This makes 12 full muffins. I prefer them a little larger.
Here is the muffins all warm and toasty brown. By far the best recipe I have tried.