Summer snacking prep work.
Monday, June 11, 2012 at 2:04PM The other weekend I thought I'd get ahead of the game and bake several loaves of banana bread and put them up in the freezer. As summer officially starts next week, I thought this would put me in good shape to have something on hand for snacking.
Problem is, I haven't baked banana bread in a while. The boys went nuts, eating an entire loaf in an afternoon. And then they inhaled the second loaf the next day. I didn't tell them where I hid the third.
I was left with merely an end slice (which was delish with my morning cuppa).
I went with the Coconut Banana Bread with Lime Glaze again. I can't believe this but I need to head to the store to buy ripe bananas for baking this week--I've also alerted the non baking neighbors to drop off any black bananas (yes, I totally do that). I figure I have a fighting chance to stock the freezer if I do the baking while they are out of the house. I have new recipes to try--both banana based and not--and will report back. And maybe, just maybe, I'll write down and capture the chocolate chip cookie recipe we've finally deemed our "keeper"...it's only taken me 2.5 years to decide. I am so fickle.
Sandra
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Reader Comments (4)
I like how you plan! Seeing how much your boys love your banana bread, have you tried adding a little wheat bran or wheat germ in the batter? I always try to add a little bit of that to my kids' favorite baked goods ... it helps add extra goodness in every bite! Glad you got to enjoy a slice, even if only an end!
Hi Evelyn! You are a gal after my own heart! Yes, I usually scoop in some wheat germ/bran and they are none the wiser. But I've yet to find a full-on wheat bran recipe they will devour. I've clipped a couple bran muffin recipes to test soon and will report back :).
I am guessing you already know this but did you know you can freeze your over ripe bananas in their peels? Just pull them out of the freezer and hour or two before you are going to need them and when they are thawed cut off the top and out slides the banana...works perfectly! Your recipe looks delicious, I'm going to have to try it soon.
Hi Amy! I'm actually SO glad you posted this tip b/c I just learned of it recently. Until then, I was always peeling the ripe bananas and freezing, but would always forget to write how many were in the baggie. And it's surprisingly hard to tell once they thaw! So that's what I do now...I keep a gallon bag I just pop bananas into, peels and all. Makes it a breeze, doesn't it? I hope you like the bread. I rotate three or four recipes but this one is requested most often by my lemon/lime crazed boys :)!