Banana Jumbos Food

BANANA JUMBO COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Mix shortening, sugar,and eggs well.
• Stir in bananas, buttermilk, and vanilla extract.
• Blend flour and baking soda. Stir into other ingredients.
• Blend in nuts.(Optional).
• Chill 1 hour. The dough will still be slightly sticky even after chilling.
• For jumbo cookies, drop rounded tablespoonfuls onto lightly greased baking sheet. For smaller cookies use a teaspoon.
• Bake at 375 for about 7-10 minutes or until light golden brown.
• Leave unfrosted or frost with favorite flavored frosting.

BANANA JUMBOS

Steps:

• Mash bananas in a small bowl and add lemon juice.
• Cream shortening, butter, sugar, and eggs; add bananas, buttermilk; add vanilla.
• Sift flour, baking soda and salt together in separate bowl then add to cream mixture.
• Fold in optional nuts.
• Chill dough for one hour.
• Using an ice cream scoop, scoop 12 cookies onto a parchment lined baking sheet.
• Bake at 375 for 10-11 minutes.
• Cool completely on a cookie rack before frosting. Refrigerate frosted cookies.
• Frost with Cream Cheese Frosting:.
• 1 lb. powdered sugar.
• 8 oz. cream cheese (softened).
• 1/2 cup butter (softened).
• 1 teaspoons vanilla.

JUMBO HONEY-BANANA BRAN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375 degrees.
• Generously grease 6 jumbo muffin tins or line with jumbo paper liners.
• In a large bowl stir together the bran with milk; let sit for 5 minutes, then stir in mashed bananas, melted butter, vanilla honey and egg; stir to combine.
• In another bowl stir together flour with baking powder and salt; add to the wet ingredients and stir with a wooden spoon JUST until combined (any lumps are okay!).
• Add in nuts (if using).
• Divide the batter between the six muffin tins.
• Bake for 28-32 minutes or until muffins test done.

JUMBO BANANA COOKIES

Steps:

• Mix together shortening, 1/2 cup butter, white sugar, eggs, bananas, vanilla, 1/2 cup evaporated milk and vinegar till light and creamy.
• In a separate bowl mix together flour, baking soda, and salt. Add to other mixture. Add nuts.
• Chill one hour in refrigerator.
• Drop by teaspoonful on greased cookie sheet about two inches apart. Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for about 15 minutes. Let cool then frost them.
• To Make Frosting: Mix 2 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar with 2 tablespoons soft butter or margarine, 1/4 cup evaporated milk, and 1/4 tsp vanilla. Beat until soft. Spread on tops of cooled cookies.