thefreshloaf.com Banana Bread

Makes 1 full-sized loaf or 2 small loaves

Preheat the oven to 350.

In one bowl, combine:
1/2 stick (4-5 tablespoons) butter, softened
2 eggs
2 or 3 very ripe bananas
2/3 cup sugar
Use a potato masher, fork, or spoon to squish the banana and mix the ingredients together. It is alright for there to be small (1 centimeter) chunks of banana in the batter, but you want most of the banana to be reduced to mush.

In another bowl, combine:
1 1/3 cup all-purpose unbleached flour
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon (optional)

Combine the wet and dry ingredients and mix until the ingredients are blended together.

If you like, stir in additional ingredients here, such as chopped walnuts or pecans, dried cherries or apricots, or chocolate chips. A handful (about a half a cup) is about right.

Pour the dough into greased baking pans and bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Small loaves take around 30 minutes, a normal-sized loaf takes around 50 minutes.

Remove from the oven. This bread is great warm, but it is excellent cold too.
After they have cooled for 5 or 10 minutes the loaves can be removed from the pan to cool. Once they are cool they can be individually wrapped and frozen.

Enjoy!

Shirley's Meatloaf

mix onion, green pepper, 1 egg, cracker crumbs, 1/2 can cream of mushroom soup, and 1 lb. meat. form in loaf pan.

cook 30 minutes at 350 degrees covered with foil. after 30 minutes, drain off fat, cover top with BBQ sauce or ketchup. cook another 30 minutes uncovered.

enjoy!

Carol's Meatloaf

mix brown sugar, diced green pepper, 1 egg, 1 handful of crackers, 1/2 cup ketchup, and 1 lb meat. mix well, form in pan, cook at 350 degrees for one hour. enjoy!

Newlywed Meatloaf

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

Mix:
1 1/2 lbs. meat,
1 tbs. parsley
1tbs. oregano
1 tbs. basil
2 tbs. parmesan cheese
1 tbs. garlic salt
1/2 cup ketchup
2/3 cup cracker crumbs
1/2 cup diced onion
1/2 cup diced green pepper
1/2 can cream of mushroom soup
1 egg

After well mixed, form into loaf in pan

Cook covered in foil for 30 minutes

Remove foil, drain off fat

Mix 1/2 cup ketchup and 2 tbs brown sugar in bowl
Spread mix over loaf and cook for another 30 minutes uncovered

Enjoy!

Martha's Meatloaf Patties

mix up 1/2 lb meat, 1/2 cup diced green pepper and 1/2 cup ketchup
form two patties
beat one egg in a bowl
dip the patties in the egg
dip the patties in flour
fry patties in a pan
enjoy!