Posted on 05/10/2015 5:01:08 PM PDT by Kathy in Alaska
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"I am an American fighting man. I serve in the forces which guard my country and our way of life. I am prepared to give my life in their defense." |
Good evening, Ms Feather...*hugs*...did you have a celebration of Moms?
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"I am an American fighting man. I serve in the forces which guard my country and our way of life. I am prepared to give my life in their defense." |
Very quiet...I went for a ride on my bike, then came home, showered, and now it’s off to bed for me.
Good evening, Sand...((HUGS))...glad you are safely home. How did your shoulder handle the time away from home?
All the Mom’s have a fun day?
WOW! All over the place....good for you.
Customer pick up is good. d:o)
Looks like a Brand Spanking New grill...very nice.
How did the newest Grillmaster like it?
Good night and rest well, ML. ((HUGS)) Have a Marvelous Monday.
Good evening, KATHY...((HUGS))...glad to be safely home. My shoulder handled the time away from home just fine.
Nate had to keep gently stroking it and announcing “it’s brokrn.”
All the Moms had a great day.
Evening, Kathy! Gorgeous night, here! And you?
Ultimate Banana Bread Recipe:
Recipe Type: Quick Bread, Bananas
Yields: 1 loaf
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 50 min
Ingredients:
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon table salt (fine salt not coarse)
6 large (about 2 1/4 pounds) very ripe bananas, (preferably overripe)*
8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted and cooled slightly
2 large eggs, slightly beaten
3/4 cup packed light brown sugar
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/2 cup walnuts or pecans, toasted and coarsely chopped
2 teaspoons granulated sugar (to top the unbaked loaf)
* To ripen bananas, allow green or yellow bananas to ripen at room temperature until the skin is covered with brown spots. Don’t even think of make banana bread with anything less than very ripe, heavily speckled fruit - unless you’re fine with a bland loaf.
Preparation:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Adjust oven rack to lower middle position. Spray one (1) 9x5-inch loaf pan with non-stick cooking spray.
In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
Place five (5) peeled bananas in a microwave-safe bowl; cover with plastic wrap and cut several steam vents in the plastic wrap with a paring knife. Microwave on high power until the bananas are soft and have released liquid, approximately 5 minutes.
Remove from microwave and transfer the bananas to a fine-mesh strainer placed over a medium-size bowl. Allow to drain, stirring occasionally, for 15 minute. You should have 1/2 to 3/4 cup liquid after straining. NOTE: I had a total 1 cup of banana liquid after straining. Set aside the remaining banana mixture in the strainer.
Transfer the banana liquid to a medium-size saucepan over medium heat. Let simmer until the banana liquid is reduced to 1/4 cup, approximately 5 minutes. NOTE: Since I had 1 cup of banana liquid to reduce, it took me 15 minutes to reduce the liquid to 1/4 cup.
Remove pan from heat and and stir the reduced banana liquid into the set aside banana mixture; mash with a potato masher until fairly smooth. NOTE: I put the banana mixture into my blender for a few seconds. Whisk in the melted butter, eggs, brown sugar, and vanilla extract.
Pour the banana mixture into the flour mixture and stir until just combined with some streaks of flour remaining. Gently fold in the walnuts or pecans.
Pour the batter into the prepared bread pan. Slice the remaining peeled banana diagonally into 1/4-inch-thick slices. Shingle the banana sliced on top of both sides of the loaf, leaving 1 1/2-inc-wide space down the center to ensure even rising. Sprinkle the 2 teaspoon sugar evenly over the top of the loaf.
Bake 50 to to 60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. NOTE: Be sure and poke the toothpick already to the center of the loaf. A good check is to use an instant digital thermometer to test your bread. The internal temperature of the bread should be at 200 degrees F. when done.
Remove from oven and cool on a wire rack 10 minutes; remove from pan. Cool completely before slicing.
Makes one (1) loaf.
I will have to try that recipe. Thanks for posting it!
Thanks, galz, for another great American hero story!
......till they all come home....
Yum, good! Thank you for pinging SandRat!
Good evening, Mooch....mostly sunny today, but now it’s clouding over and getting breezy. I’m gonna have to put socks on.
Sounds devine!!!! I wish I had the patience/time to cook/bake.
Good evening, Luv....it is amazing what PFC Ruiz did that day. A true hero.
Did you have a special dinner for Mother’s Day?
Well, kind of. We went to Popeye’s Cajun Chicken fast food because we figured that every other “real” restaurant would be long waits and we were hungry. LOL!
Besides I like the food there. How did you and your mom spend the day?
I took her out in front, thru the garage in her traveling wheelchair, tried to hook up a hose for her to water her geraniums, that did survive the night, but couldn’t get the hose tight enough not to get drowned. Then upstairs and out on the deck with Reggie. Then she wanted me to put dirt in pots, add petunias, give them more dirt, then some water. I hate gardening. Oh well, it’s Mother’s Day.
It was an all Mom weekend...I didn’t finish any of my list.
And at dinner time she dropped her applesauce on the floor, thankfully the kitchen floor and not the carpet. So I got that cleaned up and then washed the floor several times. I think I got everything. d:o)
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