My Favorite Banana Bread

Temp: 350 deg F  

1/2 cup butter (or substitute with 1/4 cup butter & 1/4 cup applesauce)
1/2 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 cup mashed bananas (about 3 medium)
1/2 cup grated zucchini

1-3/4 cup flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt 
1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

1/3 cup saskatoon berries
1/3 cup chocolate chips

Cream butter and sugar together. Beat in eggs one at a time, beating until smooth. Add mashed bananas and zucchini and blend in.

In second bowl, stir flour with baking soda, baking powder, salt and nuts. Add to banana mixture stirring only to moisten. Transfer to greased loaf pan. Bake for about 1 hour until inserted toothpick comes out clean. Let stand 10 minutes. Remove from pan and place on cake rack to cool. Wrap to store.

Potato Chip Cookies

Temp: 350 deg F          Time: 12-14 minutes

1 cup sugar
1 cup butter
1 egg yolk
1 tsp vanilla
1-1/2 cups flour
1 cup potato chips, crushed

Mix together first 4 ingredients. Add flour and potato chips. Roll into balls; press down with a fork to flatten. Bake on a greased cookie sheet.

Coca-Cola Cake With Frosting

Temp: 350 deg F         Time: 30-35 minutes

1 cup butter
1/4 cup cocoa
1 cup Coca-Cola
2 cups flour
2 cups sugar
1 tsp soda
1/2 cup buttermilk
2 eggs, beaten
1 tsp vanilla
1-1/2 cups miniature marshmallows

Heat butter, cocoa and Coca-Cola to a boil. Add flour, sugar, and soda; mix gently. Stir in buttermilk, eggs, vanilla and marshmallows. Pour into 9 x 13 inch pan. Bake. Frost with Coca-Cola frosting while cake is still warm.


Coca-Cola Frosting

1/2 cup butter
1/4 cup cocoa
6 Tbsp Coca-Cola
1 cup miniature marshmallows
1 box powdered sugar, sifted
1 tsp vanilla
1 cup nuts

Heat butter, cocoa and Coca-Cola to boiling. Add marshmallows. Stir until melted. Beat in sugar and vanilla. Stir in nuts. Spread over warm cake.

Zucchini Pineapple Loaf

Temp: 350 deg F   Time: 1 hour, or until done

2 eggs
1/2 cup cooking oil
1 cup sugar (I cut this in half)
1 cup shredded zucchini, unpeeled
1/2 cup crushed pineapple, drained
1 tsp vanilla

2 cups all purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
3/4 tsp cinnamon

Beat eggs, oil and sugar. Stir in zucchini, pineapple and vanilla.

Measure remaining ingredients in another bowl. Stir. Pour all at once into batter. Stir to moisten. Pour into greased loaf pan. Bake. Cool for 10 minutes. Turn loaf out to cool on rack.

Note: Adding 1 cup raisins and 1/2 cup chopped nuts to above is a nice variation.

Cappuccino Muffins

Temp: 375^oF   Time: 17-20 minutes

Mix together with whisk in large bowl to dissolve:
1 cup milk
2 Tbsp instant coffee

Add:
1/2 cup melted butter
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla

Sift together and mix in:
2 cups flour
3/4 cup sugar
2-1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt
3/4 cup chocolate chips

Pour into a muffin tin and bake.

Banana Bread Granola Bars

http://blog.myfitnesspal.com/banana-bread-granola-bars/

Trail Mix Cookies

http://www.mennonitegirlscancook.ca/2017/05/trail-mix-cookies.html

A good homemade trail mix to use for this recipe includes: 
- sunflower seeds
- slivered almonds
- peanuts
- raisins
- dried cranberries
- pumpkin seeds
- chocolate chips