Love food!

In this house we LOVE food. And a house of 6 with 4 little boys running around do we go through food. So as easy as it would be to just run to the store and buy something, I have to think of my kids health, and there ability to function during severe increases of high sugar levels. I prefer to bake my own sweets, so I can controll what goes in and how much. One of our favorites is Banana bread. Its a great treat for any time. Plus its loaded with bananas so you get to sneak that fruit in there.
Dont forget a childs behavior is as much relying on your correction as it is on what you feed them.

Banana Bread

Ingredients

• 1 cup granulated sugar (I use organic sugar in the Raw, great flavor)
• 8 tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature (Real butter please)
• 2 large eggs  (brown cage free are the best)
• 3 ripe bananas
• 1 tablespoon milk
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 2 cups all-purpose flour (organic, or at least un-bleached)
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt (sea salt)
• Walnuts

Directions

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Butter a 9 x 5 x 3 inch loaf pan.

Cream the sugar and butter in a large mixing bowl until light and fluffy.

Add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.

In a small bowl, mash the bananas with a fork. Mix in the milk and cinnamon.

In another bowl, mix together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.

Add the banana mixture to the creamed mixture and stir until combined.

Add dry ingredients, mix well.

Add about 2 hand fulls of walnuts (can leave out but it really makes it)

Mix

Pour batter into prepared pan and bake 1 hour to 1 hour 10 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Set aside to cool on a rack for 15 minutes.

Slice, enjoy with butter or plain as a snack on the go.

• I enjoy it in the morning with a glass of vanilla soy milk..yummmm