Banana Bread

Banana Bread Recipe

• Prep time: 5 minutes
• Cook time: 1 hour

INGREDIENTS

• 3 or 4 ripe bananas, smashed
• 1/3 cup melted butter
• 1 cup sugar (can easily reduce to 3/4 cup)
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• Pinch of salt
• 1 1/2 cups of all-purpose flour

METHOD

No need for a mixer for this recipe. Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). With a wooden spoon, mix butter into the mashed bananas in a large mixing bowl. Mix in the sugar, egg, and vanilla. Sprinkle the baking soda and salt over the mixture and mix in. Add the flour last, mix. Pour mixture into a buttered 4x8 inch loaf pan. Bake for 1 hour. Cool on a rack. Remove from pan and slice to serve.

Yield: Makes one loaf.

Vegan Pancakes

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons white sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup water
• 1/4 cup vanilla almond milk
• 1 tablespoon oil
• 1.5 mashed bananas (optional)

Directions

1. Sift the flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt into a large bowl. Whisk the water and oil together in a small bowl. Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients, and pour in the wet. Stir just until blended; mixture will be lumpy. Add bananas, if desired.
2. Heat a lightly oiled griddle over medium-high heat. Drop batter by large spoonfuls onto the griddle, and cook until bubbles form and the edges are dry. Flip, and cook until browned on the other side. Repeat with remaining batter.

Raw Banana-Mango-Kale Smoothie

SERVINGS
1 sixteen-ounce smoothie

INGREDIENTS
1 medium banana
3/4 cup mango
3 to 4 whole kale leaves
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 1/4 cups orange juice

PREPARATION
1. Combine all ingredients in a blender or food processor. Blend well.

Read more: http://www.thedailygreen.com/healthy-eating/recipes/kale-banana-mango-smoothie#ixzz1IfukM0sa