Banana Yogurt Bread
by Alice Currah on Aug 9, 2012
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What happens when five tween-age girl cousins get together for a week? Ill tell you what happens. Its a high-energy, non-stop party full of goofing off and laughter accompanied by really good food. Weve been hosting family from Colorado this week and its been great to see my nieces and my daughters, who happen to be the same age, spend time together as if no time has passed at all since the last time they were together over a year ago.
Eli, my 4 year old boy, has discovered a new found friend in his fourteen year old cousin Braedon. Both boys only have sisters, and seem to enjoy some male companionship. It has been one of my highlights to see my nephew willingly play for hours with Eli for the sake of just being together as family.
Since their arrival Ive enjoyed cooking for everyone. Having raided a nearby produce stand of their clearance bin yesterday, I came home with about 8 pounds of very ripe bananas for $2. Its the type of score I hope to find when I make my weekly visit and yesterday I struck gold.
Most of the time when I bring home ripe bananas I peel them right away and stick them in my freezer to use in smoothies. But with family in town I thought I would bake a nice banana bread in a Bundt pan to serve as part of a larger breakfast.
The banana bread I made was perfectly moist with a nice tender crumb. Made with plain low-fat Greek yogurt, I love the slight tang in the flavor and how beautifully each cut I made became perfect slices. The bread disappeared quickly with requests for more, the ultimate bakers compliment.
Perhaps you have some overripe spotted bananas on your counter right now. Dont even think about tossing them out. Instead, do yourself a favor and bake this banana bread. Youll be so glad you did. Enjoy!