Once upon a time, I went to Crest...and got too many bananas. They were all kind of green, and I had this brilliant (or not) thought that they would become ripe and edible at different times. Wrong. They all got ripe at the same time. Then some (the uneaten ones) got really ripe. So we used two in banana milkshakes (with 1% milk and Edy's No Sugar Added Vanilla Bean ice-cream). Then there were five. I had one in a smoothie (with blueberries and Silk Original Coconut Milk). And then we still had four. Banana bread is always a favorite around here, so I made that. I also tried a new recipe for Peanut Butter Banana Cookies (click here for recipe).
We had mixed feelings about the cookies. If you looked at the recipe, you know they consist of oat flour, whole wheat flour, honey, peanut butter, and banana. If you hadn't looked at the recipe, now you know. My point being: this is a fairly "healthy" cookie. I liked it. Mom described as "healthy...like something a tree-hugger would take on a hike." Chris called it a "glorified dog biscuit." So if you are a health nut and enjoy "healthy" tasting things, this is the cookie for you!
The banana bread was pretty much a given hit. I've made this recipe many, many times...really only butchering it once (which is now a funny story, but it wasn't in 6th grade). It comes from the Gold Medal "Alpha-Bakery" Cookbook, which Chris got as a birthday present a LONG time ago. It's a great book, though. Seriously. If you run into it, I would recommend getting it.
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