My husband returned from his backpacking trip at midnight, and when we woke up he asked if there was anything for breakfast. I was very excited about this because I had been wanting to make chocolate chip banana bread, and breakfast seemed like a good enough reason.An internet search for sour cream banana bread led me to Cookbook Chronicles blog, so I took that recipe and got to work. I reluctantly made the batter into muffins for the sake of time, but expected them to be dry. NOPE. These were the best banana bread muffins I've ever eaten, and I'm usually the worst critic of my cooking or baking, so you should definitely trust my opinion on this.
Coffee is a staple for me in the morning, but I wanted to break from my usual stash and try some of the coffee from Caffe Vita in Seattle that my husband gave me for Christmas. It was delicious.
Unfortunately, my success could not extend beyond the morning. I was so excited to bring home efficiency curtains to put up in my daughter's room on the curtain rod I installed while procrastinating about other things. They boast of blocking 99% of the light, absorbing sound and lowering your heating and cooling bills. This all may be true, but first you should make sure you know how tall your ceilings are.
When I installed the curtain rod I followed the design tip of hanging the curtains from very near to your ceiling, which makes the room seem taller. My sweet husband put the curtains on the rod for me, and we were both excited that it might be easier to get the little one down for naps.
Banana Bread Recipe
Unfortunately, my success could not extend beyond the morning. I was so excited to bring home efficiency curtains to put up in my daughter's room on the curtain rod I installed while procrastinating about other things. They boast of blocking 99% of the light, absorbing sound and lowering your heating and cooling bills. This all may be true, but first you should make sure you know how tall your ceilings are.
When I installed the curtain rod I followed the design tip of hanging the curtains from very near to your ceiling, which makes the room seem taller. My sweet husband put the curtains on the rod for me, and we were both excited that it might be easier to get the little one down for naps.
NAILED IT.
I thought our ceilings were seven feet, but sadly they are eight feet, and the curtains hover around eight inches above the floor, and I'm sure they're allowing more than 1% of light to enter the room. In addition to negating their efficiency, they're hideous; they have a million fold lines, and they are the consistency of a tarp. We will of course return them, but I not before I get one good nap out of them.
Makes 1 loaf of banana bread, or approximately 12 large muffins
The secret to this banana cake is sour cream.
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 tsp kosher salt
- ½ tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp. cinnamon (I omitted the cinnamon)
- ½ cup vegetable or canola oil
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- ¾ cup sugar
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 ½ cups over-ripe bananas, mashed (about 3 large bananas)
- 1 cup light sour cream, or whole milk yogurt
- 2 large eggs
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease and line a 9×5” metal loaf pan. (Or, if making banana muffins, line 12 muffin cups with liners.)
In a bowl, stir together the flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder, and cinnamon.
In a bowl, stir together the flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder, and cinnamon.
In a large mixing bowl, mix together the oil, brown sugar, and white sugar. Mix in the vanilla extract, mashed bananas, sour cream, and eggs.
Stir in the dry ingredients until combined. Pour the batter into a pan and bake for approximately 60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. (If baking muffins, fill each lined muffin cup 3/4 of the way, and bake for approximately 20-25 minutes.) Let the banana bread cool for 10 minutes before carefully turning it out on a wire rack.
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