Cooking with Kids ~ Banana Bread

We had some Banana’s that were really ripe so that meant BANANA BREAD!!

      Juliette is getting really good at stirring and mixing when we cook together.  The best part is mashing the bananas in Ziploc baggies.

Then squeezing it out into the bowl, I snip the bottom corner so they can easily squish it all out.

Dumping in chocolate chips makes them very happy too :)

Our Banana Bread

• 1 cups all-purpose flour

• 1 cup whole wheat flour

• 1 teaspoon baking soda

• 1/4 teaspoon salt

• 1/4 cup butter

• 1/4 cup applesauce

• 3/4 cup brown sugar

• 2 eggs, beaten

• 3 mashed overripe bananas

• 1 cup chocolate chips

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan.

2. In a large bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt. In a separate bowl, cream together butter and brown sugar. Stir in eggs, applesauce and mashed bananas until well blended.

3. Stir banana mixture into flour mixture; stir just to moisten. Add chocolate chips. Pour batter into prepared loaf pan.

4. Bake in preheated oven for 60 to 65 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into center of the loaf comes out clean. Let bread cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack.

For more great ideas for cooking with kids check out Watcha Making Wednesdays at The Ramblings and Adventures of a S.A.H.M.