FINALLY...a new post!

Hi Everyone!  I've missed posting on my blog, but I've been SO SO busy that I really haven't had a chance!  I have so much to write about that I can't decide on where to start.  I think because it's raining today, I will talk about baking bread!  I love to bake when it's snowing or raining out.  There's just something warming about smelling home baked bread!  I'm going to make some sandwich bread and banana bread today with the boys.  When I bake, I make sure to pack as much nutrition as I can into the recipes I use.  Why not make something healthy, while making it yummy, right?

Here is the DELICIOUS Banana Bread Recipe that we will use today!

Enjoy!  Leave a comment if you try this!

Banana Bread
Ingredients:
3 very ripe bananas (approximately 1 cup mashed)
2 Tablespoons lemon juice
1/3 cup canola or vegetable oil
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 1/2 cups flour (I used to use whole wheat pastry flour, but now we use all-purpose gluten free flour)
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 cup raw wheat germ (we can't use this anymore due to gluten being in it, but throw it in if you can...it adds to the nutritional value of this recipe!)
3 Tabelspoons ground flax seed
1/4-1/2 cup chopped walnuts (depending on what you like, a great way to add omega 3's & 6's)
 

Directions:
Preheat heat over to 375 degrees. Mash bananas & mix them with lemon juice until smooth. Cream oil & sugar together and add banana mix, stir well.

Mix together flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, wheat germ and ground flax seeds. Add to the banana mix and stir in nuts.
 

Pour into greased loaf pan and bake for 45 minutes (or muffin pan, but be sure to use liners if you have them). Insert a tooth pick into the loaf & if it comes of clean the bread is done.  Bake bread for about 40-45 minutes (or about 30 minutes if baking cupcakes. I bake cupcakes for 27 minutes in my oven).

Enjoy!