Breakfast Banana Nut Bread

Hi all! Just thought I would share a recipe me and the little guy made this afternoon together. It came from a vintage cookbook made just for mommies. It was a gift from Toby's great-grandma. This book is awesome and fun! It has baby food recipes, snack foods, play-doh recipes, info on poison contol, and more! But, I digress, this is a slightly modified version of the recipe from the book.

Breakfast Banana Nut Bread
1/4 c. butter or margarine
1/2 c. brown sugar
1 egg, beaten
1 c. uncooked bran, oatmeal, or flax
4-5 mashed ripe bananas
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 1/2 c. flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 c. chopped nuts
1/4 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp. nutmeg

Cream brown sugar and butter in a large bowl until light and fluffy. Add egg and mix well. Then add the oatmeal, bananas and vanilla. Stir. In a smaller bowl, combine the dry ingredients. Slowly add the dry mixture to the wet one, stirring just enough to get everything moistened. Pour bread mixture into a greased loaf pan and bake at 350º for about 45 minutes to an hour, or until a toothpick comes out clean.

Just a couple of tips. You may or may not be aware that you can freeze very ripe bananas until you are ready to use them. (Seems kind of obvious, but until last year I did not know this. When I learned it was sort of a Duh and Aha moment at the same time!) Just peel and throw in a ziploc bag in the freezer. You can also slice them if you want. They may turn brown and look icky, but that won't affect anything in the final product! I just zip mine in the food processor, and voila! Bread-ready bananas. I did not have bran, flax, or plain oatmeal so I just used some banana flavored instant oatmeal pouches. Still turned out yummy!

Enjoy and thanks for reading!