Hey all,
Sorry I haven’t posted lately but I was blessed with two cases of bananas that were ripe and ready to go! I have been drying bananas, freezing bananas, making banana bread, making banana pudding, making banana muffins, and eating bananas!! My son (who hates bananas) has been staying in his room and not talking to me too much with all of the banana smell permeating the house.
Since I have banana on the brain right now, here are some of my best banana recipes.
Dried Bananas
If you have a dehydrator, this is the best way to store bananas. They don’t require much space and they will keep for a good long time. I always spray my trays with cooking spray before I start to keep the bananas from sticking. Slice the bananas and put them on the tray, ( you can dip them in lemon juice and water if you want them to retain their color better) follow your dehydrator’s instructions and you will have dried bananas. These are a great survival food and are good in trail mix, and can be put into oatmeal while it is cooking for a breakfast treat!
Frozen Banana’s
This is my favorite way to do bananas. If I want to put some up for breads and such I will just peel them and put the required amount into a quart freezer bag and freeze. (usually 4 per bag) That way they are pre-measured and ready to use.
For smoothies and such I will put the peeled bananas on a cookie sheet and freeze them individually, then put them in a freezer bag so that they can be taken out individually.
If you cut the bananas in half and put a Popsicle stick in them before you freeze them, then you can have banana pops. Dip them in melted chocolate or magic shell and oh my, heavenly! and healthy too, can’t get better than that.
Banana Bread
2/3 cup salad oil
1 cup mashed bananas (3 or 4)
4 Tablespoons sour milk or buttermilk
2 eggs
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/2 cups flour
1 cup chopped nuts
Mix all ingredients. Grease and flour loaf pans (1 large or 2 small). Bake at 325 degrees F for 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
Banana bread is one of my favorite foods, I personally love it for peanut butter sandwiches, or just plain for a snack or desert.
Bananas are so good for us, and can be used in so many ways. Have one today and smile and be happy!
