Super Moist Banana Bread

I love cooking, especially when doing so lets me be resourceful with the things I already have. Banana bread is one of those things that is becoming a staple in our household. We always have bananas going bad before we can eat a whole bundle so the brown ones get thrown into the freezer for my next banana bread batch. Here is the best banana bread recipe I have found; they are super moist and delicious!

Super Moist Banana Bread Recipe:

1/2 c. butter, room temperature
1 c. sugar
3 med. sized ripe bananas, mashed
2 eggs, separated
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. baking soda
1 1/2 c. whole wheat flour
1 1/2 tbsp. hot water

1/3 c. semi-sweet chocolate chips (optional)

Butter a 9 x 5 x 3 inch loaf pan. Heat oven to 350 degrees. Cream butter and sugar in large bowl. add bananas, egg yolks, vanilla, and baking soda. Mix well. Stir in flour. Beat egg whites until stiff, then gently fold into batter until blended. Stir in hot water. Scrape into prepared pan. Bake about 50 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Let cool on wire rack for 10 minutes. Turn out on rack. Cool completely.

Again, this is the best recipe I've ever used for banana bread and I've tried several. This is by far my husbands favorite! Try it out and let me know what you think! This recipe works really well if you use 4 mini-loaf pans as well.

Honeymoon

Getting married the week before Christmas made for a short and sweet honeymoon. We flew down to Ft Myers Beach in Florida to spend 4 days enjoying the warm sun and no responsibility. We came home just in time to spend Christmas with family as newlyweds.

Christmas in Florida :) Sand-men are more difficult than one would think!

Breakfast on the balcony!

Seafood? Yes please!

Dinner at Zushi Zushi

The best sushi we've ever had!

Fire power!

We found these snails that would try to claw into your hand...very cool!

One last hurrah: Dolphin tour on wave runners...and Jesse even let me drive

Enjoying the sun before catching our flight home

Our winter wedding!

Our winter wedding!

On December 17, 2011 I married my best friend. I know that's cheesy and cliché but I really, seriously did. I cannot think of a happier moment in my life than when I walked down the aisle and saw his face and realized, "This is it...this day that we've been waiting for is finally happening!" Now believe me when I tell you this wasn't love at first sight, but as he broke down my walls with gentle persistence and I made my way through that macho exterior of his our true selves began to blossom. Here are some highlights of our day:

My brothers!

                                                                     

The Yoder Sibs!

We didn't want to see each other before the wedding so we had to get creative.

It's official!

Well...NOW it's official..

Being held up by the strong manly men of our wedding party

Jesse's turn :)

Outdoor pictures in Central IL in the middle of winter?? At least they turned out great!

This really accentuates our big noses...our poor future children.

Our first dance as a married couple. "Dancing in the Minefields" by Andrew Peterson