Banana Bread
What do you do with 4 pounds of bananas that have maybe 24 hours left before they have to be thrown away? I wasn’t sure, but I had to do something.
With our family being a single-income household I have become very cost-conscious. After all, it is my job to take a small grocery budget and turn it into 14 lunches and 14 dinners. I like my role as a devoted housewife, but as time passes on I realize -- I love it. I called my mother last night to ask about a banana bread recipe, because I wasn’t about to let $2 go down the drain. Gracie loves bananas and that’s why I got so many of them while they were on sale, but she couldn’t have eaten that many, that fast. Note to self, never by more than 1 bunch of bananas at a time.
My mom had a simple recipe, so I gathered all the ingredients after I put the baby to bed, put on my favorite 1950’s apron that mom had made me 2 years ago from a retro simplicity pattern, and got to work.. It was 9 in the evening, but I soon found myself in my own world. I was sifting and mixing and stirring and I felt very contented. I often note to my husband how little time I seem to have in a day, but the truth is making food for my family has become more than just a daily task. I am responsible for their sustenance, their nutrition. They come to the table together to eat, and talk, and share…and despite the fact that I barely get a bite before having to find the salt, or helping Gracie get her dinner in her mouth or look for extra napkins or the juice that fell of the high chair…dinner has become one of my very favorite parts of the day. There is something to be said for being the mother, the wife, and the chef. I love to the cheers when I made fresh bread, or we’re having their favorites for dinner. It’s just like being in a symphony; the rush you get when you go out on stage and play the best you can and everyone cheers for you because they know you are doing something you love. I do love my job, I never imagined my life this way…and now I can’t imagine my life without it.
So now I have several baby loaves of banana nut bread and I have cleaned up the mess and the long hours of my day are starting to settle in. My husband decides to taste it. His loving compliments are more than enough to send me to a welcomed night sleep. My day is complete: I have played with, cleaned up after, and fed my family.
Banana Bread:
1/3C Shortening 1/2C Sugar 2 Eggs 1 ¾ All Purpose Flour 1t Baking Powder 1/2t Baking Soda 1/2t Salt 1/2C chopped Walnuts 1C Mashed Bananas
Cream shortening and sugar, add eggs, beat well. Sift dry ingredients together. Add to cream mixture, alternating with bananas. Blend well. Stir in nuts. Pour into well greased 9 ½ x 5 x 3 loaf pans (fill ¾ way full). Bake at 350 degrees for 40-45 minutes. Remove from pans cool on wire rack.
With our family being a single-income household I have become very cost-conscious. After all, it is my job to take a small grocery budget and turn it into 14 lunches and 14 dinners. I like my role as a devoted housewife, but as time passes on I realize -- I love it. I called my mother last night to ask about a banana bread recipe, because I wasn’t about to let $2 go down the drain. Gracie loves bananas and that’s why I got so many of them while they were on sale, but she couldn’t have eaten that many, that fast. Note to self, never by more than 1 bunch of bananas at a time.
My mom had a simple recipe, so I gathered all the ingredients after I put the baby to bed, put on my favorite 1950’s apron that mom had made me 2 years ago from a retro simplicity pattern, and got to work.. It was 9 in the evening, but I soon found myself in my own world. I was sifting and mixing and stirring and I felt very contented. I often note to my husband how little time I seem to have in a day, but the truth is making food for my family has become more than just a daily task. I am responsible for their sustenance, their nutrition. They come to the table together to eat, and talk, and share…and despite the fact that I barely get a bite before having to find the salt, or helping Gracie get her dinner in her mouth or look for extra napkins or the juice that fell of the high chair…dinner has become one of my very favorite parts of the day. There is something to be said for being the mother, the wife, and the chef. I love to the cheers when I made fresh bread, or we’re having their favorites for dinner. It’s just like being in a symphony; the rush you get when you go out on stage and play the best you can and everyone cheers for you because they know you are doing something you love. I do love my job, I never imagined my life this way…and now I can’t imagine my life without it.
So now I have several baby loaves of banana nut bread and I have cleaned up the mess and the long hours of my day are starting to settle in. My husband decides to taste it. His loving compliments are more than enough to send me to a welcomed night sleep. My day is complete: I have played with, cleaned up after, and fed my family.
Banana Bread:
1/3C Shortening 1/2C Sugar 2 Eggs 1 ¾ All Purpose Flour 1t Baking Powder 1/2t Baking Soda 1/2t Salt 1/2C chopped Walnuts 1C Mashed Bananas
Cream shortening and sugar, add eggs, beat well. Sift dry ingredients together. Add to cream mixture, alternating with bananas. Blend well. Stir in nuts. Pour into well greased 9 ½ x 5 x 3 loaf pans (fill ¾ way full). Bake at 350 degrees for 40-45 minutes. Remove from pans cool on wire rack.
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