Place pan in oven and bake for 15 minutes at 375, then 45 minutes at 350. Now add dry ingredients in batches and make sure to mix thoroughly, getting all the flour incorporated. Add bananas and mash in bowl until you only have small pieces left. Add the eggs and combine until mixture is smooth. In large bowl, mix the butter and sugar until well-combined.

Spray a 9-inch loaf pan with cooking spray. So there.ġ/2 cup butter (normally I’d use applesauce instead, but decided to go full-fat)ģ medium bananas (I used about 8 baby bananas)Ĭinnamon (My addition -I sprinkled some in, didn’t measure) Okay and maybe I act like a kid sometimes. Well, it’s because it had some yummy looking recipes that were simple and easy. And you might be wondering why a 28 year-old woman owns a cookbook targeted towards teens. I adapted it from the book “Teens Cook” by Megan Carle, Jill Carle, and Judy Carle. I picked the easiest recipe I could find, which was coincidentally the ONLY recipe for banana bread I’ve made. Plus this is a much easier way to get the hubby to eat the darn bananas. It’s a gloomy and stormy Sunday morning and I’ve been wanting to bake something for a while, so banana bread seemed like a good idea.

Get sick of seeing bananas linger in fridge and decide to make banana bread? Why, of course! Let them sit in the fridge, ignored for a week? Yes. Is not only a fantastic teen gift-it’s the perfect cookbook to inspire young adults to take interest in their diets, and empower them to try a new and tasty hobby.What does one do with a bunch of baby bananas that the in-laws have foisted upon you at the conclusion of a visit?Įat them right away? Nope, I’m allergic and the hubby forgot we had them.

The Carle sisters pass on their knowledge of how to decipher culinary vocabulary, understand kitchen chemistry (why stuff goes right and wrong when cooking), adapt recipes to certain dietary restrictions (like vegetarianism), and avoid all sorts of possible kitchen disasters. Written by teens and for teens in easy-to-follow instructions, authors Megan and Jill Carle give young readers advice on how to maneuver their kitchen in a language they’ll understand (and actually listen to). Is a guide to everything teenagers (and tweens) need to learn about conquering the kitchen without accidentally setting the house on fire. With over 75 delicious recipes for meals at all times of the day-breakfast, snacks, sides, dinners, and dessert, too. But instead of causing mealtime strife, now they can learn to cook those foods themselves. Teenagers like what they like, and they willĮat what they like. Cooking for teens, like finding the perfect gift for teen boys and girls, is almost impossible.

Teens Cook by Megan Carle