Banana Bread...mmm...

For the most part my kids love bananas, but every once in a while they go on a banana strike and the bananas sit in the fruit bowl turning brown. That's the perfect time for banana bread!!

I found this recipe on http://www.todaysparent.com/. They have lots of easy kid friendly recipes. It's so easy to make and the kids love helping me make it. It's also peanut free, so it can be sent to school for a lunch time snack.

Here it is:

1 1/4 cup flour
1 cup sugar (I sometimes use Splenda instead - the kids never notice)
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 cup butter
2 ripe bananas
2 egss

Mix flour, sugar and baking soda in a bowl. Put the rest of the ingredients in a blender and mix until smooth. Poor blender contents into bowl with dry ingredients and stir thoroughly. Pour into a greased loaf pan and bake at 350 for about an hour.

Here are a couple of tips I encountered after our last batch:

1. If your 3 year old is playing with playdough before you start, put it away or else she will 'improvise' on your recipe when your back is turned for a split second.

2. If your 6 year old insists he knows how to crack an egg, make sure he understands that the contents of the egg need to go inside the blender with the rest of the ingredients and not splat in its entirety on the table.

Enjoy!