Monday, 16 July 2012

Banana Buttermilk Blueberry Loaf

Katie and Chris had a Daddy Daughter Date on Sunday so Kyle and I had a date also!  We decided to bake this yummy dish...


This is the recipe...

Buttermilk Banana Bread (adapted from Two Peas and Their Pod):
Yields 4 mini loaves
INGREDIENTS:
  • 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/8 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1/4 cup buttermilk
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3 ripe bananas, mashed
  • 1 cup blueberries---I added 1 1/2 cup
DIRECTIONS:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly coat four 5 3/4-inch mini loaf pans with nonstick spray.
In a large bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat butter and sugar on medium-high until light and fluffy, about 2-3 minutes.
Beat in eggs, buttermilk and vanilla until well combined.
Beat in bananas until well combined.
Gradually add flour mixture to the sugar mixture at low speed, beating just until incorporated.
Add the blueberries and gently toss to combine.
Scoop the batter evenly into the loaf pans. 
Place into oven and bake for 30-35 minutes, or until a tester inserted in the center comes out clean.
Remove from oven and let cool for 15 minutes before inverting the cake onto a wire rack.


My handsome date




Helping with the mixing























YUMMY!




June and July 2012

I am so thankful to Tyler for fixing my computer!  My flash stopped working and he fixed it for me:)

So, June sucked weather wise! Sooooo much rain!  I can't even remember what we did because I did my best to block it out! LOL
We went camping for the first time as a family and I have to say that Katie and I are the campers in the family;p  Chris and Kyle enjoy the daytime activities but not so much the sleeping in a tent part...To be fair, it was freezing the first night!!  Sooo cold you could see your breathe.  We went with our friends and we realized that we are social campers and will try to go again this summer...with friends of course;)
Katie graduated from preschool.  She did great and we are so very proud of her.  Kindergarten in the fall.  Going to miss having her with me:(