Apple Banana Bread

This easy recipe is perfect for a breakfast, a morning treat or your afternoon coffee break. It freezes well so make a double batch!

I love this kitchen towel from Portugal featuring The  Lisbon Tram Car.

The railway system called; Rede de eléctricos de Lisboa, serves the municipality of Lisbon, Portugal.

In operation since 1873, it presently comprises five urban lines, and is primarily a tourist attraction.

Here’s a video below of the Lisbon Tram car, and a site to learn more about the history of tram cars in Lisbon.

Lisbon, city of the seven hills [Timelapse] from José Costa Barbosa on Vimeo.

 

Now that we’ve learned a little bit of the culture. Here’s the recipe.

Apple & Banana Bread

Serves 10

Ingredients:

2 or 3 small ripe bananas (mashed)1 small apple cored and finely chopped

2 1/2 cups flour

3/4 cup brown sugar

1/4 cup reg sugar

1 stick margarine

3 eggs

1 tsp vanilla

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

1 tsp vanilla

1 cup of milk

1 package of any breakfast  instant oatmeal (optional)

1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

 

 Instructions:

Heat oven to 350. In a large bowl mix the melted butter with the sugars until creamy. Add eggs and beat for 2 minutes.

Mix all the dry ingredients in a bowl. Mix the apple, banana, milk and the vanilla  in a small bowl.

Add 1/2 of the day ingredients, then 1/2 of the banana mix into the eggs and butter.

Incorporate the remaining dry and wet ingredients into the batter and mix on low for about 2 minutes.

Grease 2 small loaf pans. Pour the batter into the pans and cook at 350 for 35 – 45  minutes or until golden brown.

Enjoy!