Saturday Delights #4

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Oops * slaps forhead * I forgot to post this yesterday, i saved as a draft instead....duh !!!

Happy Saturday everyone !!! I know i missed last saturday being Halloween and all, so i will share 2 YUMMY recipies with you today !!!

The First goes out to the awesome BookObsessedGrl. She is participating in Nanowrimo all of november.*cheers* woo hoo,yah, you go girl ! So she will Def. need reading/writing food! Enjoy hun!! The last ones is just cause......damn it sounds soooo good, and pumpkin anything is my FAV!!!   Enjoy everyone. Don't forget if you have a recipe you'd like to share just contact me!

Nana's Banana Bread

(i have no pic, but if you make this

and take a pic please send me and i'll share)

Ingredients

5 tablespoons butter

1/2 cup granulated sugar

1/2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar

1 large egg

2 egg whites

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 1/2 cups mashed, very ripe bananas

1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 cup heavy cream

1/3 cup chopped walnuts

Preheat oven to 350 degrees Spray bottom only of 9 x 5 x 3 inch loaf pan with nonstick cooking spray

Beat butter in large bowl with an electric mixer set at medium speed until light and fluffy. Add granulated sugar and brown sugar;beat well. Add egg, egg whites and vanilla; beat until well blended. Add mashed banana, and beat on high speed 30 seconds.

Combine flour, baking soda, salt and baking powder in medium bowl. Add flour mixture to butter mixture alternately with cream, ending with flour mixture. Add walnuts to batter; mix well

Pour batter evenly into prepared loaf pan. Bake until browned and toothpick inserted near center comes out clean, about 1 hour 15 minutes.

Cool bread in pan on wire rack 10 minutes. Remove bread from pan; cool completely on wire rack. Slice and serve with butter or jam.

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Pumpkin Whip Recipe

Ingredients

1 package (3.4 ounces) instant butterscotch pudding mix
1-1/2 cups cold milk
1 cup canned pumpkin
1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
1-1/2 cups whipped topping
Gingersnaps, optional

Directions

In a large bowl, beat pudding and milk until well blended, about 1-2 minutes. Blend in pumpkin and pie spice. Fold in whipped topping. spoon into dessert dishes. Chill. Garnish with gingersnaps if desired. Yield: 6 servings.

Nutrition Facts: 1 serving (1 each) equals 160 calories, 5 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 8 mg cholesterol, 282 mg sodium, 25 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 3 g protein.

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