Banana Bread - Martha Stewart

Ingredients
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, at room temperature, plus more for pan (or use Pam)
1 cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs
1 1/2 cups unbleached flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup mashed very ripe bananas (aprrox. 2 bananas)
1/2 cup sour cream
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans

Directions
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 9-by-5-by-3-inch loaf pan; set aside. In an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, and beat to incorporate.
2. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt. Add to the butter mixture, and mix until just combined. Add bananas, sour cream, and vanilla; mix to combine. Stir in nuts, and pour into prepared pan. Bake until a cake tester inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, about 1 hour 10 minutes. Let rest in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a rack to cool.

Ranch Chili/ Beer Bread

This is the easiest meal I make. This soup does not have stock in it, but it was for dinner tonight.

Ranch Chili
2 cans Progresso Minestrone soup ( any minestrone works)
2 can Ranch Style Beans
1 can diced tomatos with green chiles
1 lb. cooked ground beef

mix together and warm. We serve with Beer Bread

Beer Bread
3 cups self rising flour
1 warm 12 oz beer
3 TBSP. sugar
1/2 stick of margarine or butter.

mix the flour, beer, and sugar together put in loaf pan and let rise for 30 min. Then cook for 35 minutes at 350. Use the half stick butter to spread on top till melted and cook for 10 more minutes or until lightly browned.

Chocolate Chip Zucchini Bread

* 3/4 cup sugar
* 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
* 2 large eggs
* 1 cup applesauce
* 2 cups all-purpose flour
* 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa
* 11/4 teaspoons baking soda
* 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
* 1/4 teaspoon salt
* 11/2 cups finely shredded zucchini (about 1 medium)
* 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
* Cooking spray

Preheat oven to 350°.
Place first 3 ingredients in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at low speed until well blended. Stir in applesauce. Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour and the next 4 ingredients (through salt), stirring well with a whisk. Add flour mixture to sugar mixture, beating just until moist.Stir in the zucchini and chocolate chips. Spoon batter into a 9 x 5-inch
loaf pan coated with cooking spray.

Bake at 350° for 1 hour or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out almost clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes on a wire rack, and remove from pan. Cool completely on wire rack.