Blender Banana Bread

This is the recipe my mom used for banana bread growing up. It is still the one I use when making banana bread.

In a Blender Combine:
2 Eggs
1/2 Cup Vegetable Oil
1 1/2 Tablespoons Milk
1 Teaspoon Lemon Juice
1 Cup Sugar
3 Ripe Bananas
1/4 Teaspoons Salt

In a Bowl Combine:
2 Cups Flour
1 1/2 Teaspoon Baking Powder
1/2 Teaspoon Baking Soda
Nuts (Optional)

Mix ingredients in a blender well. Once blended pour over bowl ingredients. Mix with an electric hand mixer until well combined. Pour into a large loaf pan. Bake at 350 degrees for one hour.

Pumpkin Bread

Our family loves pumpkin bread. I made this one year for neighborhood gifts and have been told it is just as good as Great Harvest's Pumpkin Bread. This morning I looked in two different recipe books before finding the recipe I always use. I decided to post it here so I have it for future reference.

2 Cups Sugar
1 Cup Salad Oil
3 Eggs
2 Cups Canned Pumpkin
3 Cups Flour
1/2 Teaspoon Salt
1/2 Teaspoon Baking Powder
1/2 Teaspoon Baking Soda
1 Teaspoon Cloves
1 Teaspoon Cinnamon
1 Teaspoon Nutmeg
Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips

Mix oil and sugar together. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add dry ingredients and chocolate chips. Mix until combined. Pour into two greased loaf pans. Bake at 325 for 1 hour.

Yellow Zucchini Relish

This relish is delicious on hot dogs.

The night before:
10 Cups Zucchini, Ground
4 Cups Onion, Ground
5 Tablespoons Salt

Combine in a large bowl. Let stand overnight.
** To ground the zucchini and onions I put them in a food processor and pulsated it until it was chopped pretty fine (but not a liquid).

The next morning:
Drain and rinse the zucchini mixture.

In a big pot add:
2 1/4 Cups Vinegar
4 1/2 Cups Sugar
2 Teaspoons Celery Seed
2 Teaspoons Nutmeg
2 Teaspoons Dry Mustard
2 Teaspoons Turmeric
1 Tablespoon Cornstarch
1 Red Pepper, Ground
1 Green Pepper, Ground
Drained Zucchini Mixture

Cook slowly for 30 minutes.Put in hot jars and process in a water bath for 10 minutes.

Coconut Syrup

Small Batch
1 Cube Real Butter
1/2 Cup Sugar
1/2 Cup Buttermilk

Combine in a saucepan. Boil for 2 minutes. Remove from heat and add:
1/2 Teaspoon Baking Soda
1/2 Teaspoon Coconut Extract


Large Batch
4 Cubes Real Butter
2 Cups Sugar
2 Cups Buttermilk

Combine in saucepan. Boil for 2 minutes. Remove from heat and add:
2 Teaspoons Baking Soda
2 Teaspoons Coconut Extract