Hello Nancylanders,
I have enjoyed so many recipes from this newsletter I figured its time I contributed one of my families favourite Banana Bread Recipes.

I have been making this Banana Bread for almost 20 yrs and everyone asks me for the recipe.
This is an exceptionally moist recipe.

Wendy's Banana Bread
1 cup butter or margarine
2 cups brown sugar
splash of vanilla extract
Cream Together.

Add 4 eggs, and mix well.

Mix in separate bowl:
2 cups unbleached/white flour
2 cups whole wheat flour
4 tsp. cinnamon, adjust to your taste
Mix into butter/sugar mixture.

Add 6 old medium banana's. I add them whole as they are mushy once I've thawed them.
(I buy my old banana's from the grocery store when they have a large paper bag full for
99 cents. Then just freeze them in huge freezer bags.)

Now Add 1/2 cup Sour Milk Mixture (This part is tricky)
(Pour 3/4 of the 1/2 cup of milk in 2 cup measuring cup. Fill up to 1/2 cup line with white vinegar.

Add 2 teaspoons of baking soda and stir till it foams up to 2 cups.) If it doesn't foam up then dump it out and start sour milk mixture again.

While you are stirring the milk mixture it will keep foaming up above 2 cups, so when it gets to the 2 cup mark I dump it in the mixing bowl with the previous ingredients.

Add chopped nuts, or chocolate chips, or coconut, or well drained pineapple etc to the mixture if you wish. If I add walnuts to the batter, I sprinkle some on top before I bake them and people think I bought them from the bakery. :o)

Bake for 45 - 60 minutes at 350 degrees F.
Makes 2 large loaves.

I always make 4 med loaves as its great for kids lunches and gift giving, as well as putting a couple in the freezer for later use.

**If you wish to make these into muffins, bake at 400 F for about 20 minutes. Makes 2 dozen.
For mini muffins, bake at 350 F for 14 minutes. I can't remember how many it makes, but they were a great snack for my daughter & friends at her after school events.

I hope you enjoy these as much as we have.
Thank you again Nancy.
Wendy, Perth, Ontario

(The kids and I are moving back to the Vancouver, B.C. Canada area in July. We miss our family so much and want to be close

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