Baking - Banana Bread *GOOD

Banana Bread Recipe

• Prep time: 5 minutes
• Cook time: 1 hour

INGREDIENTS

• 3 or 4 ripe bananas, smashed
• 1/3 cup melted butter
• 1 cup sugar (can easily reduce to 3/4 cup)
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• Pinch of salt
• 1 1/2 cups of all-purpose flour

METHOD

No need for a mixer for this recipe. Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). With a wooden spoon, mix butter into the mashed bananas in a large mixing bowl. Mix in the sugar, egg, and vanilla. Sprinkle the baking soda and salt over the mixture and mix in. Add the flour last, mix. Pour mixture into a buttered 4x8 inch loaf pan. Bake for 1 hour. Cool on a rack. Remove from pan and slice to serve.

Desserts - Fresh Peach Delight

1 box yellow cake mix
1 pkg. vanilla pudding mix
1 c. sour cream
1/2-1 c. nuts (chopped)
1 c. milk
3 c. fresh peaches (sliced)
Cool Whip

Prepare cake according to directions on package.  Pour batter into 13x9" baking pan. Bake at 350º for 15 min. Cake will be very thin.  Prepare pudding mix with sour cream and milk. Spread over the cake, which has been cooled.  Place peaches over the pudding.  After pudding is set, spread with Cool Whip. Sprinkle top with nuts.  Refrigerate overnight.

Desserts - Strawberries 'n Cream Pie

Chocolate Pie Shell:
1 9-in. Baked Pie Shell
1 sq. unsweetened chocolate, melted

Spread the melted chocolate over cooled pie shell.  Fill w/

Filling:
1/2 lb. marshmallows
1 c. whipping cream
1 quart fresh strawberries

Melt marshmallows by heating carefully in 1/2 cup cream. Allow to cool.
Pour over whole, well-drained strawberries in shell. (save a few for garnish)
Chill at least one hour.
Whip remaining cream and spread on top before serving.

Dessert - Rhubarb Sour Cream Crunch

Crust:
1 c. corn flakes (crumbled)
1 c. flour (sifted)
1/4 c. brown sugar (firmly packed)
1 t. cinnamon
1/2 c. butter (melted)

Combine all ingredients and mix well.  Press 1/2 of mixture evently and firmly in bottom of pie pan. Reserve remaining mixture for top.

Filling:
1 egg
1 c. sour cream
1 1/4 c. sugar
3 T. cornstarch
1/2 t. cinnamon
3 c. rhubarb (diced)

Beat egg slightly. Mix in sour cream.  Add sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon.  Stir into sour cream mixture.  Add rhubarb. Spread over crumb crust.  Sprinkle remianing crumb mixture on top.
Bake 350º for aprox. 1 hour, or until knife inserted in center comes out clean.
Can be served with ice cream.

Condiments - Applesauce BBQ Sauce

1/2 c. onion (sliced)
1 1/2 T. margarine
1 T. lemon juice
1 T. cider vinegar
1/2 T. worcestershire sauce
1 1/2 T. sugar
1/2 c. ketchup
1 c. applesauce
1/2 t. salt

Saute onion in butter.  Add lemon juice, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, sugar, ketchup, applesauce and salt.  Heat.  Makes approximately 2 1/4 cups.

Desserts - Apple Cake

4 c. apples (diced)
2 eggs
2 c. sugar
2 t. cinnamon
1/2 c. oil
1 c. nuts (chopped)
2 c. flour
2 t. baking soda
1 t. salt

Put chopped apples in a bowl.  Fold in eggs.  Add sugar, cinnamon, oil and nuts.

Sift flour with salt and baking soda.

Mix all ingredients together and beat well.  Pour into greased 13x9" baking dish.  Bake 350º for 45 min.

Icing:
1 stick softened butter
1 egg
1 t. vanilla
1 T. instant coffee (optional)
Add confectioners sugar until right consistency.

Recipe found on the back of an electric statement. Oct. 1970. 480 kilowatts for $16.64

Dessert - Southern Peanut Butter Pie

1 (9 in.) pastry shell
3 eggs
1 c. dark corn syrup
1/2 c. sugar
1/2 c. peanut butter
1/2 t. vanilla
1 c. peanuts (salted)

In a large bowl, beat eggs and add corn syrup, sugar, peanut butter and vanilla.  Beat until smooth.  Mix in peanuts.  Pour into pastry shell and bake 400º for 15 min.  Turn oven down to 350º and bake 30-35 min. or until it is set and top is golden brown.  Let cool until serving time.
Pie is very rich so cut small.