Easy to Make and The Best Banana Bread Recipe

I love homemade breads. I have no preference to flavor, but there is something almost nostalgic about making your own breads at home. I love the how the scent of sweetness fills the house. I like to make my breads while the kids are in school so they can come home to a yummy smelling home.
My mom used to do this for me and it always made the day better.
Today, I want to share the best banana bread recipe that is super easy to make. To be honest, I cant take all the credit, I actually searched various websites taking parts  of different banana bread recipes from here and there and putting my own spin on things until I found the perfect recipe.
I encourage you to try this very easy to bake banana bread and tweak it if you want to what fits for you.
Sometimes I make it in loaf pans and sometimes I use muffin cups. Muffin cups are great to add to gift baskets for teachers, neighbors, friends or co-workers.
I have also doubled this recipe and it works out just fine.

*Preheat oven to 375 degrees
*Be sure to grease loaf pans or use muffin cup liners

Ingredients

1 & 1/2 Cups All-Purpose Flour

1/2 Cup Sugar

1/2 Cup Brown Sugar

1 Teaspoon Baking Soda

1 Teaspoon Cinnamon

1/2 Teaspoon Salt

3 Medium/Large Very Ripe Bananas

1 Egg

1/3 Cup Vegetable Oil

1 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract

 

Directions

In a large bowl combine all dry ingredients.

In a large separate bowl, mash bananas, oil, vanilla an egg.

(I use a hand mixer on low)

Add dry ingredients slowly into wet ingredients until just until moistened

Pour into greased loaf pan or fill muffin cups half full

Bake for 15-22 minutes or until golden brown and  a toothpick inserted near center comes out clean.

Cool for 10 minutes and remove from pan

You can add almost anything you want to this recipe. Feel free to add a half cup of raisins or walnuts for an even better taste and consistency. My favorite thing to add is about a half to whole cup of blueberries. OMG! It was to die for, so moist and tasty.

ENJOY!

Please let me know if you try it and what your thoughts are by leaving a comment.

SPIRULINA POWDER REVIEW

Happy Wednesday!

I hope everyone is doing great on this hump day. If you have been joining me on my blog the past few days you will notice that I have been reviewing and talking about more natural organic products. Keeping up with that theme, i wanted to introduce you to another product today from the Sari Foods Company. 

100% Pure organic Spirulina Powder

100% Pure Organic Superfood

So, your probably thinking, "Well, what the heck is it"? Well let me tell you. Spirulina is the most nutrient dense food known to humankind. If nature were to make a multi-vitamin, this would be it. it is USDA organic and comes in a 16 oz size.

You add 1 heaping teaspoon to your favorite smoothies, juices, pancake mix, muffin mix, yogurt or more.

"Let thy food be thy medicine" - Hippocrates

Adding Spirulina Powder to your diet can be really good for you. It can help with a variety of things like:
*Strengthening Your Immune System
*Balance your PH & reduce inflammation
*Fight aging & free radicals while promoting cell regeneration
*Provide protection from colds, flu, and other viruses, & even cancer
*Promote eye and skin health (helping poor vision and age spots)
*Prevent heart disease, reduce bad cholesterol and lower blood pressure
*Improve your digestion system
*Boost your energy, stamina, and metabolism
* Promote vitality and weight loss
*Stabilize blood sugar
*May reduce Allergies & Arthritis
*Helps you detox naturally
*Gluten Free*Kosher*Non-GMO*Halal*Vegan*Pesticide Free

After reading all this, I was super impressed with this super food. I could not wait to try it and share it with my family, especially now that cold and flu season will be here soon.
I decided to wait until the morning after I received this package to try it. I decided to add it to my morning smoothie of OJ, strawberries, bananas and yogurt. I added 1 heaping tablespoon and also a cup of fresh ice and blended for about 1 minute.
OK, guys, I got to be honest, it was not the most attractive breakfast I have ever see.
I didnt realize it until I opened it but Spirulina powder is a dark green fine powder. I'm talking really dark green. Like green/black. OK, I have to be truthful and let you know that I sometimes have a problem eating really unattractive foods, especially in the morning. My children do too. my kids looked at it and walked quickly out of the kitchen.
I decided to blend my smoothie an extra 30 seconds just to make sure everything was blended evenly.
I tried it, honestly, it really wasn't that bad. I couldn't really even taste it compared to the orange juice. I was pretty shocked and I have decided that this is something I do like and  want to continue.
I tried it a few more times in different recipes. I added it to my oatmeal once, but decided that was not my cup of tea. I like to juice so I made up a great recipe using Spirulina, tomatoes, radishes, celery, broccoli , carrots and orange juice, Pour on ice and it is mighty good.
After s few days, I have decided I feel better. More energized and I love the fact that I am doing something good for my body. Believe it or not, I am going to add Spirulina Powder to my list of got to have its!
Times are changing, there are some bad things going around, I really believe it is better to be safe then sorry.
You can find out more about Sari Foods and Spirulina Powder here:
http://sarifoods.co/
To order on Amazon go here:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00LSPVJGU/ref=cm_cr_ryp_prd_ttl_sol_13

If you try it please let me know what you think by leaving a comment.

I received one or more of the products mentioned above for free using Tomoson.com. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers.