moist banana bread

prep time: 20 minutes
cook time: 50 minutes
total time: 70 minutes
yields 10 servings

ingredients
3 ripe bananas
1/2 c unsalted butter (1 stick), melted
3/4 c sugar
2 large eggs
1.5 c flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp vanilla extract

directions

1. preheat the oven to 350 degrees. grease a loaf pan. (if you’re baking in a glass container, lower the oven temperature by 25 degrees from what the recipe calls for and bake up to 10 minutes longer.)
2. in a mixing bowl, mix together the stick of butter and 3/4 cup sugar.
3. mash bananas with a fork until the consistency of chunky applesauce and add them to the batter along with 2 eggs and 1/2 tsp of vanilla, mixing with a spatula or spoon until well-blended.
4. in a separate bowl, whisk together: 1.5 cups of flour, 1 tsp of baking soda, 1/2 tsp of salt, 1 tsp cinnamon, and 1 tsp nutmeg and then add to the wet batter, mixing with spoon just until combined. don’t over mix.
5. pour into prepared loaf pan. bake for 50-55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
6. let banana bread rest for 10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool.

source

easiest ever frosting

makes about 1.5 cups of frosting

ingredients
1.5 sticks of butter, room temperature
1 c confectioners’ sugar
2-4 spoons of water or milk

directions
using an electric mixer on medium-low, beat the sugar with the stick of butter. add a teaspoon or so of water or milk to thin to your desired consistency.

source – from rachael ray magazine, december 2015, pg. 95