Banana Nut Bread

Good morning! It’s the first OFFICIAL day of Autumn (my favorite season!!).  Did anyone see the Super Harvest Moon last night? I didn’t, I missed it. Pretty bummed about that because now I have to wait 20 years to see it again.  Anyway, I hope everyone else got a chance though.   When it was supposed to be optimal viewing (around 6:20 cst), I was baking banana bread and talking to my neighbor through my kitchen window;)  I was making bread and frying minute steaks (Chicken Fried Steak).  My kids go CRAZY when I make banana bread.  They wipe it out in no time at all, so I made 2 batches last night.  The muffins and part of one loaf are already gone.  I found this EASY PEASY recipe on Mommy’s Kitchen. This is the second time I’ve made it. As I said, I ended up doubling the recipe. I came out with 2 regular loaves (no nuts), one smallish loaf (with walnuts) 6 muffins with walnuts and 6 muffins without.  While I was making them yesterday, they could hardly wait til they were cooled enough to eat:) That’s the kind of recipe I like!  Yall give it a try:) ENJOY!!

OK, HERE’S What You Need:

(this recipe is not the doubled)

1 box yellow cake mix

1/3 cup Crisco Oil

1/2 cup milk

2 eggs

3 really ripe bananas

walnuts or pecans (optional)

HERE’S What You Do:

Preheat the oven to 350 F.

In a bowl, mix up your cake mix, eggs, oil and milk. The batter will be thicker than normal batter.

Break up/Smoosh up Add your bananas

My naners weren't getting really mooshed so I had to kinda guide them with my rubber scraper into the beater. Now, here is where you want to sample a bit.. I like to think of it as "quality assurance":)

Pour into your prepared (Pam'd) tins and cups. I sprinkled walnuts on the tops of the nutty ones so I'd remember. Give the kids the beater(s) and the bowl (Or keep them for yourself! I won't tell:)

Bake the loaves for about 35 ish minutes. The muffins not so long. I am really terrible about timing my baking. Does this make me irresponsible? (Don't answer that) Anyway, insert a knife and when it's clean, YER DONE!! Let them cool while you make a pot of coffee and enjoy!!