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Banana Bread Comfort

I found out last week that my Dad had appendicitis, after a day of clutching his stomach in pain. Now, with tonsillitis you get to eat ice cream after the offending tissue is removed from your throat. Not fun, but a decent consolation prize. But when you have your appendix taken out because it actually burst, you can’t eat anything for a few days.  I got a great amount of pleasure listening to my Dad describe the breakfast he got in the hospital the first morning he was allowed solid food, and how cheered he was about his french toast, grits, and coffee.

My Mom is outwardly very calm during the nerve-wracking situations. She’s an awesome baker, so when my sister requested her banana bread recipe, I asked if I could get included in the response.

In my family, whipped cream or ice cream (maybe both!) are always acceptable condiments for any dessert, and are always ready in waiting.

2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 medium bananas, sliced thin
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1/4 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 cup cold water
1/2 cup finely cut-up moist dates
1/2 cup finely chopped walnuts

Stir together flour, soda and salt; set aside.
In small bowl beat bananas until almost smooth.
In large bowl cream butter and sugar.
Beat in eggs one at a time until light and fluffy.
Beat in vanilla and bananas.
Add flour mixture to banana mixture; beat just to blend well.
Add water; beat to blend.
Stir in dates and walnuts.
Turn into greased 9×5x3 in loaf pan.
Bake in 350*F oven for 65 to 70 min., or until pick inserted in center comes out clean.
Let cool in pan 5 min., then turn out onto wire rack to cool completely.

“Smacznego!”

On food @ March 25, 2009 | By Lorraine

1 Comment to “Banana Bread Comfort”

  1.  jim | April 25, 2009 @ 1:29 pm

    oh, have to get settled sum where to try these reciepes, banana bread, mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm, an the pix’s u posted on treemo, nice, and they have grits in the north west??? thought that was a southern thing, lol, being from ga, tho i am a seed looking to be planted sum where the crows want pluck me up b4 i start to blossom, u have a nice page here, keep having fun, peace

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