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two families fancy banana nut breads

  Why make one loaf of fancy banana bread just for yourself when you can just as easily make two loaves of banana bread - enough to share with another family.  Spread the joy, especially now during COVID when we all need our days to be brightened.  After years of using the Joy of Cooking banana bread recipe which is also a very popular one I switched to making this fancier moist and delicious banana bread recipe.  To keep it interesting I do vary a few ingredients, like using chopped walnuts, cinnamon sugar, mini chocolate chips or sliced bananas on top of the loaves.  I also use different bread pans, like the ones in the above photo with the fancy ruffle edges.  The recipe makes enough for two large size 9x5" loaves so plan accordingly. Ingredients and Recipe for Two Families Fancy Banana Nut Breads Makes 2- 9x5" loaves 3 & 1/2 cups all purpose flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon fine sea salt 1 teaspoon cinnamon 16 tablespoons or 2 sticks unsal...

banana walnut muffins with cinnamon sugar and mini chocolate chips

  Everyone should have a grandmother who bakes banana walnut muffins with cinnamon sugar and mini chocolate chips, or anything with bananas and chocolate chips.  My grandkids are lucky like that but this time I baked the goods and ended up with a dozen muffins in my freezer which was great because my husband and I enjoyed them a few at a time for breakfast, sorry kids.  I particularly like this muffin recipe so I'm going to share it with all my fellow banana 🍌 baking lovers. Ingredients and Recipe for Banana Walnut Muffins with Cinnamon Sugar and Chocolate Chips makes 12 generous muffins  1 & 3/4 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon  1/2 cup chopped walnuts 8 tablespoons or 1 stick unsalted butter, at room temperature  3/4 cup sugar 2 large eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 large ripe bananas, peeled and mashed, about 1 cup 1/2 cup half and half for the topping 1/4 cup mini chocolate chips 2 tab...