Banana Bread Friday

Marlena and I love to bake. She is getting better and better at it. It makes a BIG mess but as long as I remind myself of that in the beginning, it's OK. Half of the ingredients end up on the counter top or the floor but I just add a little here and there. It always comes out pretty tasty and the benefits out weight the negatives. We used this recipe this time, http://spinningsugar.wordpress.com/2007/03/13/worlds-best-banana-bread-no-kidding/
but we added about 1/2 cup ground flax seed to the mix and brown sugar to the top before baking.

Peeling the bananas

Mashing the bananas

The measuring and mixing is one of her favorite parts. She has to try everything that we put in it. I tell her every time that she is not going to like the salt or the baking soda but she wants to try it anyway. I think she likes the part where I give her sugar to get the taste out of her mouth.

Yes, I let her crack the eggs. Am I crazy?! Yes, a little bit. She does a really good job though and we always use a separate bowl. I fish out the shell before we beat the eggs. Today there was only a very small piece.

The finished product minus a few slices because we had to sample it before we could even think about taking a picture. Fresh out of the oven with some cream cheese and a glass of milk. As Dora the Explorer would say, "Delicioso!"