Christmas Bananas Food

CHRISTMAS BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Pre-heat the oven to 160C fan-forced and grease and line a loaf tin with baking paper so that it extends over the sides.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat the butter and sugars together until light and fluffy.
• Add the eggs and beat until the mixture is thick.
• Beak in the brandy then add the flour, bicarb and spices and beat them through.
• Finally, add the banana and mix just until combined.
• Scrape the batter into the prepared tin and bake for 55 minutes or until a cake tester inserted in the middle comes out clean.
• Leave it to cool completely in the tin.

FROZEN BANANAS

Steps:

• Insert 1 ice pop stick into the cut end of each banana half. Place the bananas on a wax paper-covered baking sheet, and freeze until the bananas are frozen through, about 2 hours.
• Remove the frozen bananas from the freezer and spread a layer of peanut butter on each banana. Place the peanut butter-covered bananas back in the freezer for 30 to 45 minutes.
• Melt the chocolate in the top of a double boiler over just-barely simmering water, stirring frequently and scraping down the sides with a rubber spatula to avoid scorching.
• Dip each frozen banana in the melted chocolate, spooning the chocolate over the banana to cover it completely. Roll the dipped bananas in the chopped peanuts and place on the wax paper covered baking sheet; freeze until the chocolate is firm, about 1 to 2 hours.

CHRISTMAS BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture. Beat in bananas just until combined. Stir in the walnuts, chocolate chips and cherries., Pour into a greased 9x5-in. loaf pan. Bake at 350° for 70-80 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack.

CHRISTMAS BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F Butter and flour one 8 ½ x 4 ½" loaf pan.
• Cream the butter with the sugar until light and fluffy.
• Add the eggs and beat until combined. Beat in the bananas.
• Combine the flour, spices, salt and baking soda in another bowl, then fold in the dry ingredients into the creamed mixture just until combined; do not over mix.
• Pour into the pan and bake until a tester stuck in the middle of the banana bread comes out clean, 50-60 minutes.
• Let cool on a rack before removing from the pan.

CHRISTMAS BANANAS

Steps:

• Layout bananas in presentation dish.
• Mix liquid ingredients. Pour over bananas.
• Marinate overnight in refrigerator.

CHRISTMAS BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Cream butter and sugar in large mixing bowl.
• Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• Sift together flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Gradually addo to creamed butter.
• MIx in bananas; fold in walnuts, chocolate and cherries.
• Pour into greased 9" x 5" x 3" loaf pan. Bake at 350 F for 60 minutes, until toothpick inserted in center of loaf comes out clean.
• Cool 10 minutes before removing from pan to wire rack.

EASY SANTA TREATS FOR KIDS

Steps:

• Cut large marshmallow into 4 horizontal slices. Hull strawberries and level the hulled side. Thread ingredients onto the skewers in the following order: 1 mini marshmallow, one strawberry, pointy side first, one sliced marshmallow, and 1/2 a banana. Push 2 chocolate sprinkles into the banana for the eyes and the red chocolate piece for the nose.

GINGERLY MOLASSES CHRISTMAS BANANA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees (F).
• Mix butter, oil, bananas, sugar, molasses, and egg until smooth.
• Sprinkle baking soda & spices over mixture, mix lightly.
• Add flour, stir until combined.
• Add raisins, stir.
• Pour into buttered bread pan.
• Sprinkle top with kosher salt.
• Bake for one hour.
• Remove from pan and cool on rack.