Recipes using ripe bananas

Banana Chews

2 Tbsp. coconut oil, 1 Tbsp. lemon juice, 1 tsp. cinnamon, 1/4 tsp. sea salt, 3 ripe bananas, peeled and sliced 1/8 inch thick

1. Preheat oven to 250 degrees.  Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and brush it with about 1 Tbsp. of the coconut oil.

2. In a small bowl, combine the remaining 1 Tbsp. coconut oil, the lemon juice, cinnamon and salt.

3. Spread out the bananas evenly on the baking sheet and brush each slice with the lemon mixture.

4. Bake in the center of the oven for 2 hours.  After 1 hour, remove from the oven.  Use tongs to flip each banana slice and return them to the oven.

5. Place the baking sheet on a wire rack to cool completely before storing in a mason jar or airtight container for up to 1 month.





Cranberry Banana Nut Bread  (Mrs. C)

Cream
2/3 cup shortening
1 1/3 cups sugar thoroughly.

Add 3 eggs and beat well.
Stir in 2 cups mashed bananas (about 3 or 4 bananas)
Mix 3 1/2 cups flour, 1/2 tsp soda, 3/4 tsp salt and 4 tsp baking powder together before adding to the banana mixture.  Add
1 cup chopped nuts and then

fold in 1 pound whole berry cranberry sauce

Pour into tow 8 1/2 x 4 1/2  x 2 1/2 inch loaf pans and bake for 60 to 65 minutes in a 325 degree oven.

Butterless Bundt Cake with banana, orange juice and golden raisins 

I made this cake for the county fair.  It won 2nd place!  Instead of butter, this cake has yogurt and bananas.

10.5 ounces of flour

1 tsp salt

1.5 tsp baking powder

6 ounces brown sugar

lemon and orange rind

3 eggs separated

2 bananas mashed with 1 Tbsp. orange juiced from an orange

2/3 cup yogurt

4 ounces golden raisins

Sift the flour, salt and baking powder in a bowl.  Stir in the sugar and lemon and orange rind.  Make a well in the center of these dry ingredients and add the egg yokes, banana, yogurt and golden raisins.

Beat the 3 egg whites until they are white and fluffy and then fold them into the batter.  Pour the mixture into a bundt pan and bake at 350 degrees for 40 to 45 minutes.

When the cake is cool, drizzle with a sifted powdered sugar and lemon juice glaze.