banana bread (or muffins)...

jarad is going to yosemite this weekend to hike half dome and camp.  when he goes camping, i always make sure to send him off with some home made goodies, and to have a great dinner waiting for him when he gets home.  this time i am sending him off with some banana bread muffins.

ingredients:

1 cup mashed bananas (2 medium bananas)
1 cup of butter (2 sticks)
1 1/2 cup sugar
2 cups flour
3 eggs
1 cup sour cream
2 t baking soda
1 t vanilla extract
pinch of salt

how to:

in a large bowl use a hand mixer to combine sugar and butter.  then add banana, egg and dry ingredients.  you can either bake off in a loaf pan or make muffins.  this makes about 18 muffins.  bake at 350 for approximately 12-15 minutes.  and approximately 45-50 minutes for a bread.

***i made a few adjustments to the recipe to make it lower calorie.  i substituted 1/2 cup of applesauce for one stick of butter and used low fat sour cream.  the apple sauce keeps the muffins moist, and you won't miss the fat***